{"id":2027,"date":"2013-09-10T18:41:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T23:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/backgroundprobability\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2013-09-10T18:41:15","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T23:41:15","slug":"ask-an-atheist-visits-edmond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/backgroundprobability\/2013\/09\/10\/ask-an-atheist-visits-edmond\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask An Atheist Visits Edmond"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sam, Becky, and Red at the UCO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I love the “ask an atheist” concept in general, as a conversation starter. Years ago<\/a>, Red McCall and I set up<\/span> commandeered a table outside of a Christian evangelist rally at University of Oklahoma with a little sign that read “Ask an Atheist” just to see what would happen. As it turns out, it is a very effective approach for attracting evangelistic Christians who feel they can make a good argument. (WARNING: Best to avoid this approach if you don’t have a couple hours to spare.)<\/p>\n

The “Ask An Atheist” podcast<\/a>\u00a0is a lot more than just asking questions, of course. There is also plenty of banter \u00a0with the guest, who happens to be the aforementioned Red McCall in this episode<\/a>. Becky and Sam were on tour across America, and they stopped off in Edmond, which happens to be where my family lives. I would have driven farther, but this was literally<\/em> just down the road, so I couldn’t miss it.<\/p>\n

(I’m in there somewhere around 40:16 or so, but hey who’s counting?)<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/media.askanatheist.tv\/aaapodcast\/AAA_S13E9_Podcast.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

By the way, it’s just a weird coincidence<\/a> that two different Skeptic Ink authors<\/a> live in Edmond, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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