armin navabi

Here's a book review I did of an amusing atheist book: 

Why There Is No God: Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God

by
Armin Navabi

NO harm in reading this stuff and seeing what profound questions they might ask --- or lazy attacks they thrust forth.  But it's a fine reason to brush up on my apologetics and theological skills.  I almost felt sorry for the author: he assumed all religions were equal and are afraid to be questioned. Hey, this Bible loving Christian LOVES questions. And laughingly, these were easy ones.  This will save you from having to actually read the book. Enjoy~

In this episode, I speak with Armin Navabi, an Iranian-Canadian ex-Muslim atheist, secular activist, author and podcaster. Armin and I talk about his experience as a child growing up in Iran and becoming indoctrinated in the Shia Muslim faith, a fateful suicide attempt, how he left religion and started the Atheist Republic online community, the operations of Atheist Republic, atheism and anti-Islamic sentiment in Iran, the government of Iran, the various Iranian opposition groups, what would happen to Islamists in a democratic Iran, his book, the difference between his criticism of Islam and the right-wing xenophobic criticisms, the need for spirituality and a sense of community in people’s lives and other topics.