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Mar 22, 2016
1 min

#23: Astronomy Saves The World

Are the presidential rallies getting too violent and losing sight of what they were supposed to be for? Chris and Christopher weigh in on the hypocrisy rampant on BOTH sides lately. After that Daniel Batcheldor stops by to explain to us how astronomy can save the world and plug his amazing upcoming book! To close out the show, some bunk arguments against GMO foods were crushed and Christopher got Chris a bit ripped, leading to his first rant about teaching the controversy. Yo

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International Women’s Day Episode 21 Notes

Christopher Tanner

Mar 8, 2016
7 min

International Women’s Day Episode 21 Notes

International Women’s Day Theme: Pledge For Parity Definition: noun the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay. #PledgeForParity Links http://www.internationalwomensday.com/Theme ***All the information has come from the International Women’s Day website. I have consolidated it for the purpose of my notes on the podcast. Chris Hanna and Myself felt that it would be a benefit to everyone to have all the links in one place along with the flow. P

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Christopher Tanner

Feb 2, 2016
1 min

#17: DEBATE “Is There Sufficient Evidence For The Christian God”

Listen Here: http://www.spreaker.com/user/cellardoorskeptics/17-debate-presup This week is a first us here at Cellar Door Skeptics, a formal debate on the topic “Is There Sufficient Evidence For The Christian God?” Chris Hanna will be taking the moderator position in an effort to quell the fire and the flames between his co-host Christopher Tanner and our guest, Aaron Furlong. Aaron will be taking the positive with a strong background in presuppositional Christian apologetics

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DEBATE “Is There Sufficient Evidence For The Christian God” Bios

Christopher Tanner

Jan 31, 2016
3 min

DEBATE “Is There Sufficient Evidence For The Christian God” Bios

DEBATE “Is There Sufficient Evidence For The Christian God” Bios We wanted to do a post that both the Bios and the debate rules in it. This is the post. Our goal is to present the most information about our guests and allow for anyone reading this and listening to the show to be able to connect with the debaters. At Cellar Door Skeptics we strive to present a well rounded and fair debate along with the information needed to give everyone the knowledge we hope they gain fro

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Christopher Tanner

Jun 5, 2015
4 min

Human Nature: An Issue of Inheritance

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Christopher Tanner

May 5, 2015
3 min

Believers, You Are What You Wear

© Religion Erased ‘But my veil is very little!’ The lady exclaimed, passionately arguing her case for the religious freedoms of women in Iran. The interpretation from the opposing standpoint differs from her view that religious clothing isn’t a burden. The ladies remark would have no doubt translated to ‘but my chains are very light!’ in the mind of Christopher Hitchens, the very man at the other end, when confronting the delusion of suggested religious ‘freedoms’ during the

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Christopher Tanner

Apr 16, 2015
6 min

Atheism is the New Gay

© The Unassuming Atheist Generally speaking, humans are slow to accept and embrace change. Let’s talk about some recent social changes in history that were significant. During the civil rights movement in the 60’s, many states fought racial equality kicking and screaming. I think it is safe to say that we have come a very long way with racial equality. Are there still people who believe that “the south will rise again?” (I am a southerner, by the way) Sure, racism still exist

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Chris Hanna

Apr 3, 2015
5 min

A Letter from the Editor

Recently a response from a dear friend of mine made its way through one of the many channels of social media and rightly states a case for introspection within our community – a self analysis, an understanding of opposition perspective, and – most importantly – a change if deemed necessary; to refuse change would be to act with an ideology akin to what we regularly rally to ridicule and weaken. The entirety of the response can be found immediately below and is being reproduc

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Dreaming of Neverland: Faith and Extinction

Christopher Tanner

Mar 24, 2015
9 min

Dreaming of Neverland: Faith and Extinction

This essay is my response to a song from Peter Pan. Here’s a video Many historians and observers of the human condition have likened the “stages of life” of civilizations and empires to those of individual human beings. They have spoken of the birth, infancy, adolescence, maturity and senescence and, of course, death of countries and cultures. This is, needless to say, a poetic use of language; but poetry often serves as a vehicle for truths that cannot be conveyed nearly so

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Christopher Tanner

Mar 18, 2015
1 min

Confiteor of an Atheist

I believe in no god but my Mother and Father who ushered me into this world. I believe in the family of man and all the ramifications therein. I believe in the truth and shall seek it forever, however long that may be. I shall shun all religions, and cults, from all regions. I shall cling to my life as long as I can and renounce any death cults in kind. I shall bring up my family as any man should, without threats or rapprochements on their decisions. I shall never chose thei

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Hiding Behind a Mask Of Religious Persecution: Deny a Michigan Gay Couple’s Child Medical Treatment

Christopher Tanner

Feb 19, 2015
5 min

Hiding Behind a Mask Of Religious Persecution: Deny a Michigan Gay Couple’s Child Medical Treatment

By now most of you reading this have probably already heard about the Michigan Doctor who refused to treat a Lesbian couples young child for medical service. Now lets make one thing clear, she This story hits c The story starts with a couple coming in to see a doctor whom they had made an appointment with for their newborn child. When the couple reached the clinic not only was their child’s doctor not in the building, the doctor also had left them a message that she had praye

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Secular Avenue (SAFE): Your Path to a Safe Place

Christopher Tanner

Feb 5, 2015
2 min

Secular Avenue (SAFE): Your Path to a Safe Place

If you’ve spent any time on YouTube or Facebook, you’ve probably seen some pretty awful videos of responses from families when individual members “come out”. Very recently, there was a sad story about a transgender girl who killed herself after years of religious-based “therapy” and her parents’ denial of permission to start conversion therapy. Often, atheists and agnostics coming out as non-believers and skeptics to their families isn’t as spectacular, but if you browse thi

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On Barricades and the Stifling of Divergent Opinion

Christopher Tanner

Jan 19, 2015
7 min

On Barricades and the Stifling of Divergent Opinion

I’m going to use some ugly words in this essay. It makes me squirm whenever I have to do that, but in this case it’s necessary in order to make my point. During the formative years of my life I spent every Sunday morning, Sunday evening and Wednesday evening at the Missionary Baptist Church in which my parents (well, mostly my mother) raised me. I got to know that church’s teachings very well: I was one of those kids who took everything very seriously and listened carefully t

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Mercy Killing: Humane for animals; Immoral for humans

Christopher Tanner

Jan 13, 2015
2 min

Mercy Killing: Humane for animals; Immoral for humans

A couple weeks ago, one of my ducks was attacked by a stray dog. His spine was broken, a large portion of his back was torn off and it was clear, from the horrid wheezing and honking, that his right lung was punctured. It was all too clear that there was nothing I could do for him. I had to quickly decide whether to let him lie suffering or to hasten the inevitable by breaking his neck. I chose the latter. I couldn’t bear to watch him continue suffering needlessly. When I pos

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Personal Journey Series: My Atheist Testimony

Christopher Tanner

Jan 12, 2015
14 min

Personal Journey Series: My Atheist Testimony

I get a lot of messages, most of which are asking about my deconversion from christianity. People want to know why I left, what it meant to me when I was a christian, and why I don’t see any reason to return. For anyone who has asked, and anyone else who is curious, here is my testimony. I started life as an atheist. My parents, who were both raised as catholics, never felt the need to force religion or god upon me. I have never seen my mother or father as being faithful. As

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Understanding the Rumors of a Christian God

Christopher Tanner

Jan 7, 2015
2 min

Understanding the Rumors of a Christian God

Here at Atheist Analysis we try to bring the most well balanced materials to our viewers. We do not want people to believe without evidence but sometimes we feel it is necessary to entertain ideas that we have already come to a conclusion on. This is what our series Conversations With Christians is all about. Our goal was to provide a safe environment for Christians that allowed them to express what they believed on different topics. We wanted to provide a space where Christi

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Christopher Tanner

Dec 17, 2014
1 min

Godless Offering 16 Free Range Brain Farming: Is Your Morality Caged or Self Defined

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Bi Weekly Blasphemy 10: Life and Death with Dignity

Christopher Tanner

Dec 9, 2014
1 min

Bi Weekly Blasphemy 10: Life and Death with Dignity

Recorded last week but tying in nicely with the wonderful show we had on Sunday December 7th 2014 Deafilosophy ruminates. A few weeks have passed and Brittany Maynard has been given the peace and respect she deserves, I have decided to ask the big questions, embrace the thousand yard perspective, and if we really need the government to make laws on what should simply be the ultimate freedom over your life or death with dignity. Please Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Here! In

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Is there a Secular Reason to Be Against Gay Marriage?

Christopher Tanner

Dec 2, 2014
8 min

Is there a Secular Reason to Be Against Gay Marriage?

Whether there are any legitimate arguments against gay marriage that do not ultimately come back to “it’s icky and God said so” is a question I see many atheists contemplating. Today, I am going to attempt to answer this question by looking at common criticisms I have seen people use against it. Of course if we really try hard enough, we could find reasons to be against gay marriage, the logical conclusions of such reasons would lead to a rather authoritarian society, which g

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Christopher Tanner

Nov 19, 2014
3 min

Play Like a Child

I already mentioned on here that I am trying to transition from the job that I’ve had for 6-7 years now and plan on trying a new venture. Instead of playing poker for a living, I am going to play writer. Right now is an exciting time for me. I feel as though I am currently going through the most intense emotional workout camp that I have ever experienced. Throughout the course of writing my first book, which will be mostly autobiographical , I will be continuously challenged.

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