Podcast appearances and mentions of victor stenger

The Odyssey is a very different poem from the Iliad in many ways, but in one way it picks up right where the Iliad leaves off: with the fallout of war and the journey to re-integrate soldiers back into the civil society they came from. Today we begin Odysseus' long journey home, which actually begins at the end and works backward, starting with his son Telemachus' journey to grow to manhod without his dad around.  Pre-order my new book, Light of the Mind, Light of the World: https://a.co/d/2QccOfM Subscribe to my joint Substack with Andrew Klavan (no relation): https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com Subscribe to be in the mailbag: https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com Stephen C. Meyer, The Return of the God Hypothesis: https://a.co/d/gbIOQSY Owen Barfield, Worlds Apart: https://a.co/d/1eVagdy Owen Barfield, Saving the Appearances: https://a.co/d/ioLqsnf C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man: https://a.co/d/e3QeBte C.S. Lewis, Miracles: https://a.co/d/g9hpjq5 Victor Stenger, God: The Failed Hypothesis: https://a.co/d/gmGwcoW James Hannam, God's Philosophers: https://a.co/d/625AA62 Ed Feser, Aristotle's Revenge: https://a.co/d/bPGnKuf Augustine, Confessions: https://a.co/d/99APz4T Augustine, De Genesi ad litteram imperfectus liber: https://www.augustinus.it/latino/genesi_incompiuto/index.htm  

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: JUNE 5, 2018This episode launches a series on quantum mechanics and its presumed relationship to metaphysical ideas, religion, theology, and the paranormal. During the series we'll be joined by Dr. Rob (“Putty”) Putman, who holds a PhD in theoretical quantum physics, but now pastors a church in Illinois. In this first episode, we survey the history of quantum mechanics and talk about how some of the important ideas are used to make metaphysical statements about all of reality—statements that are inherently theological and religious. Are such statements accurate? What can we really say about the nature of reality and God on the basis of quantum physics?Links:William E. Brown, "Quantum Theology: Christianity and the New Physics," JETS 33:4 (1990)Victor Stenger, PhD, “The Myth of Quantum Consciousness”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiAj7S6ko9Q&index=85&list=WL&t=0shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVpXrbZ4bnU&index=84&list=WL&t=662s

The late physicist, philosopher, and atheist Victor Stenger once said, "Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings." This is a popular notion today, especially in the West where Christianity and the Bible are often blamed for anti-scientific superstitions, terrorism, racism, and sexism, among other maladies. But is this correct? Abdu confronts these tough objections during a 2023 address to a packed room of college students at the University of Central Florida. Check back in 2 weeks for the lively Q&A that followed! All Rise is a listener and donor-supported presentation from Embrace the Truth. If you would like to see more content like this, prayerfully consider supporting us by visiting https://embracethetruth.org/ and clicking on the "Donate" button.

This episode rounds out three sessions focused on physics. Today we're learning about the incredibly precise conditions required for life to exist in our universe. From the strength of gravity to the properties of carbon or water to the beauty of math and the stars, Pastor Will Barlow enumerates several key ways in which the cosmos is finely-tuned to support life. Next he covers several of the common responses atheists put forward to explain this incredible precision. Barlow briefly responds to each before concluding that the God hypothesis fits the best. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQYtxleTue0 See below for notes. —— Links —— We are doing follow-up discussions to these episodes on YouTube. Check them out! See other episodes in this Scripture and Science Class Check out Barlow's previous podcast episodes Learn more about and support the church Barlow and his team are starting in Louisville, KY, called Compass Christian Church Find more articles and audios by Barlow on his website: Study Driven Faith Support Restitutio by donating here Designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow Sean Finnegan on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here —— Notes —— What is fine-tuning? Fine-tuning is the idea that the existence of life on Earth is due to remarkably precise “settings” in the natural world. • Example: baking a cake vs. baking a “fine-tuned” cake• Example: Finding a watch in a forest Fine-tuning in Scripture Romans 1:20   For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. Categories of fine-tuning • Cosmological• Properties of carbon and water• Beauty in math, physics, and nature Cosmological fine-tuning Example One: The Balance between forces • A 1% change in the strong nuclear force would have a 30-1,000 fold impact on oxygen and carbon production in stars• Small changes to gravity would make large life impossible• The balance between gravity and electromagnetism allows for gentler yellow stars like our Sun “The expansion speed, the material content of the universe, and the strengths of the basic forces, seem to have been a prerequisite for the emergence of the hospitable cosmic habitat in which we live.”-Martin Rees, physicist and skeptic Example Two: The Balance between other quantities • The proportion of hydrogen converted to helium• Nuclear physics is precisely designed to produce enough carbon to support life• The existence of supernovas lead to second and third generation stars capable of supporting life• A specific variable, called the “phase-space volume” appears to be fine-tuned to one part in 10,000,000,000^123 (1 followed by 10^123 zeros)• The expansion rate of the Universe is perfect for life• The amount of dark energy appears to be fine-tuned to 1 part in 10^120 Example Three: Earth's place in the Universe • The size of the Earth is perfect to support life• The moon supports the Earth's axial tilt, which makes Earth's climate stable• The moon runs the tides, which help moderate the climate• The moon protects the Earth from asteroid strikes, comets, etc.• The Sun is the right kind of star to support life• The Earth is in the right “zone” in its orbit around the Sun to support lifeProperties of carbon and water Example One: Carbon • Carbon forms stable compounds - is the only element able to produce DNA and RNA• Carbon can store more genetic information than any other element Example Two: Water • Universal solvent• Frozen water less dense than liquid water, which preserves life in ponds and makes the water cycle more efficient• The water cycle allows water to moderate the temperature of landlocked regions• High latent heat allows small bodies of water to exist and support life• Surface tension allows for water skiing (and more importantly, for capillary action) Beauty in math, physics, and nature • F = m * a• E = m * c^2• F = (G * m1 * m2) / r^2 Why are these elegant equations true? Beauty in math, physics, and nature A powerful example: Eclipses • The apparent size of the moon and the apparent size of the Sun are essentially identical!• There is no reason why this must be the case• Beauty and discovery The existence of God How do atheists respond to fine-tuning? • Richard Dawkins uses the WAP (weak anthropic principle)• Basically, WAP asserts that we would not be here to marvel the fine-tuning of the Universe, unless the Universe existed as it did. "In essence, the weak anthropic principle wrongly asserts that the statement of a necessary condition of an event eliminates the need for a causal explanation of that event. Oxygen is a necessary condition of fire, but saying so does not provide a causal explanation of the San Francisco fire. Similarly, the fine tuning of the physical constants of the universe is a necessary condition for the existence of life, but that does not explain, or eliminate the need to explain, the origin of fine tuning.” • Victor Stenger attacks fine-tuning several ways • He argues that carbon (for example) is a natural consequence of the scientific order• He also says that the Universe is mostly uninhabitable - maybe not as fine-tuned as we thought! How to respond to Stenger? • Carbon still came from nuclear reactions as given by the conditions of the laws of physics we have - it could have been different• The Universe is not a waste of space - tells the story of God and is a place for us to explore Three further objections to fine-tuning: • Observational Selection Effect• Problems with Probability• Naturalistic Explanations What does fine-tuning say about the existence of God?I believe that the Universe was fine-tuned for life.While this is not direct evidence for God, I think the existence of God fits the evidence far better than any other option.

There is a new breed of atheist in town. They're intelligent, vocal, and sometimes very aggressive. They communicate with boldness and conviction, but are they correct? After all, many of the things they say simply make no sense. Our guest will examine the ideas of several modern atheists and a few atheists of the past: Stephen Hawking, Richard Dawkins, Victor Stenger, Paul Kurtz, Peter Singer, Alex Rosenberg, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Bertrand Russell, and Friedrich Nietzsche—to name a few. Many of them are well-known and highly regarded, but does everything they say really make sense? Is their case for atheism sound? Join us to find out!

Our universe is set up just perfect for our existence … or is it? It seems as if certain aspects about our universe, if changed by even the slightest bit, would render our universe life prohibiting. If we live in a fine tuned universe what are the odds we would find ourselves in a life permitting universe as opposed to a life prohibiting universe? Can we calculate such odds? Is the universe fine tuned by an external something-or-other? God? Does a multiverse increase the odds we live in a life permitting universe? Join Jamie and Scott as they look at the fine tuning of the universe as evidence for God's existence. In "Spin the Wheel", Scott and Jamie surprise each other with burning questions on "Dialogue" and "The Democratic Primary". In their third installment of the "God or Not Book Club", Scott and Jamie discuss parts 6 - 10 of Section III (pages 135 - 208) of "Sense and Goodness Without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism" by Richard Carrier. For the next installment, they will cover Section IV (pages 209 - 290). You may contribute to the discussion by submitting your comments by 2/26/20. As further study Scott recommends the book "The Fallacy of Fine-Tuning: Why the Universe Is Not Designed for Us" by Victor Stenger, and Jamie recommends the book "A Fortunate Universe" by Geraint Lewis and Luke Barnes. Contact us with comments and questions: email@GodOrNotPodcast.com

William Lane Craig vs Victor Stenger: Does God Exist?

Encore release November 4, 2018. Encore release July 28, 2017. We interview comedian Ian Harris, whose new special Critical & Thinking is available now on iTunes and video-on-demand (check your local availability). As you'll hear, Harris is one of us, a skeptic and atheist whose humor tackles such topics as religion, the paranormal, astrology, pop-mysticism and alternative medicine. You can befriend him at facebook.com/comediocre. Plus: Our DragonCon wrap-up. We mourn the passing of physicist, philosopher, author and skeptic Victor Stenger (1935-2014).

Dr. Craig discusses two debates he had with the late Dr, Victor Stenger which included the concept of 'nothing', the Ontological Argument, multiple universes, and evidence for God. Visit www.reasonablefaith.org for an outline.

Competing polls about removing “under God” from pledge, church bans use of altar for tea service, high school changes depiction of mascot, St. Patrick’s Day parade, Florida mayor kicks someone out of public meeting, Victor Stenger passes away, and online etiquette for atheists.

Denis' condescending intro; Jeff at CelestiCon; Germany: More people leaving both Catholic and Protestant churches; Victor Stenger 1935-2014; Email: "You guys rock!"; British Humanist Association sued by "witch hunter"; More email: Denis' intros; Anti-gay stuff in Africa; Email: Jeff's accents; Ugandan Constitutional Court; Email: Marriage equality and polygamy; British registrar resigns; Muslim cashier and reasonable accommodation; SIAS: Obama's "coded message" to ISIS; Email: questions about historical sources; Chinese cult murders.

Can we use science to ascertain whether prayer works?  Data from a series of prayer experiments is part of the evidence that US atheist scientist Victor Stenger uses to build the case against God in his best-selling book "God: The failed hypothesis". David Bartholomew is a Christian and Emeritus Professor of Statistics at the London School of Economics.  He has written a paper contesting Stenger's use of data to disprove God as invalid. They debate the issues on whether we can detect or disprove God using scientific methods. For Victor Stenger see http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/vstenger/VWeb/Media.html For David Bartholomew see http://www.djbartholomew.com/ For the Science and Christian Belief Journal his paper will be published in http://www.scienceandchristianbelief.org For more Christian/non Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the podcast  http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes If you enjoyed this programme you may also enjoy Unbelievable? 26 Jun 2010 - "Is God a Failed hypothesis - philosophically?" Atheist US physicist Victor Stenger vs. Prof of Sociology Steve Fuller Unbelievable? 14 Mar 2009 - Fine Tuning of the Universe - is it evidence of God? Nicholas Beale vs Julian Baggini To join the discussion visit the "Unbelievable?" Group of the Premier Community http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable

The first of two shows featuring atheist US physicist Victor Stenger, author of NY Times bestseller "God: The failed Hypothesis". Stenger claims that Christian belief has been a block to science historically and that science has shown the Universe to look "Exactly as it would if there were no God". Steve Fuller is Professor of Sociology at Warwick University.  He takes issue with the current wave of scientific atheism and in his new book "Science" (The Art of Living Series, Acumen) says that science can't be done without the concept of God at its heart. For Victor Stenger see http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/vstenger/VWeb/Home.html To buy the book "God: the failed hypothesis" http://www.amazon.co.uk/God-Failed-Hypothesis-Science-Shows/dp/1591024811 For Steve Fuller see http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/staff/academicstaff/sfuller/fullers_index For "Science (Art of Living)" http://www.amazon.co.uk/Science-Art-Living-Steve-Fuller/dp/1844652041 For more Christian/non-Christian discussion shows visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievableor get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes Unbelievable? 6 Feb 2010 - Do we need God to Do Science? Steve Fuller and Thomas Dixon debate Intelligent Design and the Dover Trial Unbelievable? 8 Nov 2008 - Richard Dawkins & John Lennox's Oxford debate - a review with interviews and comment Join in the discussion at the Premier Community http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable

This week the boys are joined by Victor Stenger; an American particle physicist, philosopher, and author.  They discuss religion, the failings of the American educational system, politics, and science.  Be sure to check out all his books including the up coming God and the Multiverse; Humanity's Expanding View of the Cosmos and check out his blog for Huffington Post here http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victor-stenger/.   Boggs brings his guitar and two new segments round out this episode.  Aren't you glad we're back?

Happy Birthday to composers Edward Elgar and Charles Strouse! This week we hear an update on the Ball State professor who is preaching creationism in the classroom. Then we talk with Victor Stenger about his new book, God and the Atom.

Are science and religion compatible, or are they fundamentally different ways of viewing the world? In the book,God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion(Prometheus, 2012), physicist Victor Stenger uses his knowledge of science to argue that the latter option is the case. Though acknowledging that... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are science and religion compatible, or are they fundamentally different ways of viewing the world? In the book,God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion(Prometheus, 2012), physicist Victor Stenger uses his knowledge of science to argue that the latter option is the case. Though acknowledging that some (though not many) prominent scientists are theists, Stenger argues that, fundamentally, science and religion not only clash, but that religion has historically impeded the progress of science. Stenger argues that despite the common apologistic argument that science cannot prove the non-existence of God, we can take the absence of evidence as evidence of absence – particularly when the evidence should be there. Distinguishing faith from trust, conflict from incompatibility, and religion from unreason, Dr. Stenger firmly stands science’s ground in attempting to explain both our outer and inner worlds. He also emphasizes the efficiency of the scientific method, and the importance of realizing that “the plural of anecdote is not data.” Dr. Stenger’s newest book, which just came out in April 2013, is called God and the Atom (Prometheus, 2013). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are science and religion compatible, or are they fundamentally different ways of viewing the world? In the book,God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion(Prometheus, 2012), physicist Victor Stenger uses his knowledge of science to argue that the latter option is the case. Though acknowledging that some (though not many) prominent scientists are theists, Stenger argues that, fundamentally, science and religion not only clash, but that religion has historically impeded the progress of science. Stenger argues that despite the common apologistic argument that science cannot prove the non-existence of God, we can take the absence of evidence as evidence of absence – particularly when the evidence should be there. Distinguishing faith from trust, conflict from incompatibility, and religion from unreason, Dr. Stenger firmly stands science’s ground in attempting to explain both our outer and inner worlds. He also emphasizes the efficiency of the scientific method, and the importance of realizing that “the plural of anecdote is not data.” Dr. Stenger’s newest book, which just came out in April 2013, is called God and the Atom (Prometheus, 2013). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are science and religion compatible, or are they fundamentally different ways of viewing the world? In the book,God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion(Prometheus, 2012), physicist Victor Stenger uses his knowledge of science to argue that the latter option is the case. Though acknowledging that some (though not many) prominent scientists are theists, Stenger argues that, fundamentally, science and religion not only clash, but that religion has historically impeded the progress of science. Stenger argues that despite the common apologistic argument that science cannot prove the non-existence of God, we can take the absence of evidence as evidence of absence – particularly when the evidence should be there. Distinguishing faith from trust, conflict from incompatibility, and religion from unreason, Dr. Stenger firmly stands science’s ground in attempting to explain both our outer and inner worlds. He also emphasizes the efficiency of the scientific method, and the importance of realizing that “the plural of anecdote is not data.” Dr. Stenger’s newest book, which just came out in April 2013, is called God and the Atom (Prometheus, 2013). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is een passieve houding ten opzichte van religie een goed standpunt? Hoe moet een skepticus reageren als hij het niet weet? Victor Stenger en Kyle Hill delen hoe zij tegen dieLees meerDe ondergang van dwaas geloof / Er is niets mis met ‘ik weet het niet’

This week Derek spends a little bit of his time before the start of Dragon*Con with Victor Stenger discussing his latest book, "God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion". Based on his experience as a particle physicist, Stenger outlines how hard science actually has a lot to say about all supernatural and religious claims, even though many have mistakenly gone too far to accommodate ideas for which there is no scientific evidence.

Today's interview is with Robin Collins, professor of philosophy at Messiah College. His training is in physics and in philosophy and he is a leading advocate for using the fine-tuning of the universe as a design argument for theism. He talks about his background and training, the fine-tuning argument, the different types of fine-tuning with examples and illustrations (laws, constants and initial conditions), two different ways of presenting the fine-tuning argument, answering common objections to the argument, the uniqueness of life, variations of the multiverse hypothesis, the failure of multiverse theory to explain away fine-tuning, objections to Victor Stenger, upcoming books, simplifying the fine-tuning argument for practical use, common mistakes when presenting the argument, the most common objection (who designed God?), and more. Enjoy.

Atheism, or the absence of belief that any god or deities exist, is shocking to the deeply religious.  Yet some call it simply "freethinking." We'll look at why more people are considering themselves atheists, what it's like to be atheist around the holidays, and a special look at the new visibility of atheism in the Black community. Guests include Victor J. Stenger, physicist and New York Times bestselling author of God: The Failed Hypothesis;  Anthony B. Pinn, Ph.D., professor of religious studies at Rice University and expert on humanism in the Black community; Mark Hatcher, administrator of Black Atheist Alliance; and Mario Stanton of the group Black Atheists. 

The show will also celebrate Tony-nominated "The Book of Mormon" songbook. Victor Stenger says the universe was not designed for us.

Today's interview is with scientist Edgar Andrews, Emeritus Professor of Materials at the University of London and author of Who Made God: Searching for a Theory of Everything. He talks about his career as a scientist, his debate with Richard Dawkins in 1986, the relationship between faith and science, his reason for writing Who Made God, his hypothetical approach to the God question, his critique of Victor Stenger's hypothesis, advice for apologists, communicating to "the man on the street" and more. Enjoy.

Victor Stenger is Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Hawaii and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado. He is also founder of Colorado Citizens for Science. He’s held visiting faculty positions at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and at Oxford in the United Kingdom, and has been a visiting researcher at Rutherford Laboratory in England, the National Nuclear Physics Laboratory in Frascati, Italy, and the University of Florence in Italy. Stenger’s search career has spanned the period of great progress in elementary particle physics that ultimately led to the current standard model. He participated in experiments that helped establish the properties of strange particles, quarks, gluons, and neutrinos and has also helped pioneer the emerging fields of very high energy gamma ray and neutrino astronomy. In his last project before retiring, Vic collaborated on the experiment in Japan which showed for the first time that the neutrino has mass. He is the author of many books, including Comprehensible Cosmos, The Unconscious Quantum, Not by Design, Has Science Found God, The New York Times best-seller God: The Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows that God Does Not Exist, and The New Atheism: Taking a Stand for Science and Reason.   In this, the second of three special-edition epsiodes featuring D.J. Grothe, Vic Stenger discusses who the New Atheists oppose: not just anti-science activists, but even those who have faith in God even if they support science to some extent. He explores if science is itself based on faith. He describes ways in which faith may appear to be based on evidence. He compares evidence supporting God's existence coming from the appearance of design in nature with evidence from the sciences suggesting a total lack of design in the universe. He debates which should have priority: science or atheism, and whether learning science will lead to atheism, or if being an atheist will lead to an natural acceptance of the scientific worldview. He defends causing offense to believers in the name of truth, and explores to what extent such an approach may be counter-productive at times. He explores the best ways to "frame" atheism so as to have the most impact. He recounts his appearance on Christian radio, and what it illustrates about communicating atheism and rationalism. He explains why natural explanations for events are better than supernatural explanations. He reveals who the real audience of the New Atheists is. He talks about the growing student freethought and skeptics movement, and why young people are one the target audiences of the New Atheists. He explains why he thinks within mere generations religion will fade away. And he talks about the righteous indignation of the New Atheists, and the moral imperative of atheists to speak out because of the harm resulting from religion.

Victor Stenger is Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Hawaii and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado.  He is also founder of Colorado Citizens for Science.  He's held visiting faculty positions at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and at Oxford in the United Kingdom, and has been a visiting researcher at Rutherford Laboratory in England, the National Nuclear Physics Laboratory in Frascati, Italy, and the University of Florence in Italy.  Stenger’s research career has spanned the period of great progress in elementary particle physics that ultimately led to the current standard model.  He participated in experiments that helped establish the properties of strange particles, quarks, gluons, and neutrinos and has also helped pioneer the emerging fields of very high energy gamma ray and neutrino astronomy.  In his last project before retiring, Vic collaborated on the experiment in Japan which showed for the first time that the neutrino has mass.  He is the author of many books, including Comprehensible Cosmos, The Unconscious Quantum, Not by Design, Has Science Found God, the New York times best-seller God: The Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows that God Does Not Exist, and The New Atheists: Standing Up for Science and Reason.   In this, the first of three special-edition epsiodes featuring D.J. Grothe, Vic Stenger discusses The New Atheism, contrasting it with the old atheism, in that it is more uncompromising in its critique of religion and God-belief.  He defends the view that a soft stand on religion for the sake of science education is unacceptable, because the evils resulting from religion demand a vocal response.  He describes his own history as an author critical of the paranormal and how this further fueled his atheism, contending that skepticism of the paranormal may lead to skepticism of religion.  He talks about Carl Sagan and Stephen J. Gould, and their reluctance to criticize theism, and argues that sometimes, contra Sagan's famous line, "absence of evidence is evidence of absence."  He defends making a positive statement that God does not exist -- beyond a reasonable doubt -- as opposed to merely stating that one lacks belief in God. He wonders if authors Susan Jacoby and Jennifer Michael Hecht should also be considered New Atheists. He describes lines of positive evidence from cosmology, physics, biology and neuroscience that he says necessary leads to a conclusion of atheism.  He tells why he doesn't think the battle over evolution education should take priority over the New Atheist's larger war on faith, and why rationalists should not unduly seek the support of religious moderates and religious supporters of science.  And he shares his optimism about the growing popularity of vocal, uncompromising atheism, especially among young people.

Freethought Radio will interview 2 timely guests: Foundation member Ed Hensley, who will talk about why he is 1 of 9 plaintiffs challenging an egregious Kentucky law requiring "dependence on God" by the state Department of Homeland Security, and bestselling atheist author and scientist Victor Stenger. Stenger will talk about his hot-off-the-press book, The New Atheists: Standing Up for Science & Reason. The show will include brief commentary on the prosecution of a Sudanese feminist for wearing slacks.

Other Topics: Why Beware of Dogma? & How to Chime in Over New Bus Signs!Scientist and author Victor Stenger will be Saturday's guest. Stenger is the author of many books on science and reason, including God: The Failed Hypothesis (2007). The cohosts will relay reaction to the Foundation's "Beware of Dogma" billboard just posted in Boise, Idaho, and analyze some troubling news developments showing the harm of placing religious dogma over people.

Victor Stenger is Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Hawaii and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado. He is also founder and president of Colorado Citizens for Science. He's held visiting faculty positions at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and at Oxford in the United Kingdom, and has been a visiting researcher at Rutherford Laboratory in England, the National Nuclear Physics Laboratory in Frascati, Italy, and the University of Florence in Italy. Stenger's search career has spanned the period of great progress in elementary particle physics that ultimately led to the current standard model. He participated in experiments that helped establish the properties of strange particles, quarks, gluons, and neutrinos and has also helped pioneer the emerging fields of very high energy gamma ray and neutrino astronomy. In his last project before retiring, Vic collaborated on the experiment in Japan which showed for the first time that the neutrino has mass. He is the author of many books, including Comprehensible Cosmos, The Unconscious Quantum, Not by Design, Has Science Found God, and the recent New York times best-seller God: The Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows that God Does Not Exist. In this talk with D.J. Grothe, Stenger explores many of the topics treated in his book, including the scientific evidence against the belief in God, where the laws of physics come from if not from a divine lawgiver, what E.S.P. research may imply about God's existence, the morality of atheism, and whether science should even be treating the topic of God in the first place. Also in this episode, Austin Dacey, director of the Center for Inquiry in New York City details the upcoming Secular Islam Summit in Florida, and the growing grassroots movement of secular muslims working to advance rationalism, science, and the separation of mosque and state in the Islamic world.