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EPISODE · Mar 29, 2021 · 52 MIN

Episode 6: Atheists and Freethinkers, Past and Present

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In this episode, Todd and Nathan discuss the history of atheism and its lessons for the present. How have atheists in the past lived? What barriers did they face? What values and politics did they espouse? We uncover some surprising commonalities and differences.Nathan’s article on the history of agnosticism:  https://thehumanist.com/magazine/march-april-2019/philosophically-speaking/philosophically-speaking-an-atheist-with-a-tall-hat-on-the-forgotten-history-of-agnosticism/Nathan’s book, Race in a Godless World: https://nyupress.org/9781479835003/race-in-a-godless-world/Twitter thread on the British Census of 1851: https://twitter.com/ClareGS87/status/1372905963607441418For people in the United States who have belonged to secular communities, please fill out the Secular Communities Survey: https://secularcommunities.com/surveyFor Todd’s post-episode reflections, check out: https://todd-tavares.medium.com/Follow Nathan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NathGAlexanderNathan’s website: https://www.nathangalexander.com/

In this episode, Todd and Nathan discuss the history of atheism and its lessons for the present. How have atheists in the past lived? What barriers did they face? What values and politics did they espouse? We uncover some surprising commonalities and differences.Nathan’s article on the history of agnosticism:  https://thehumanist.com/magazine/march-april-2019/philosophically-speaking/philosophically-speaking-an-atheist-with-a-tall-hat-on-the-forgotten-history-of-agnosticism/Nathan’s book, Race in a Godless World: https://nyupress.org/9781479835003/race-in-a-godless-world/Twitter thread on the British Census of 1851: https://twitter.com/ClareGS87/status/1372905963607441418For people in the United States who have belonged to secular communities, please fill out the Secular Communities Survey: https://secularcommunities.com/surveyFor Todd’s post-episode reflections, check out: https://todd-tavares.medium.com/Follow Nathan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NathGAlexanderNathan’s website: https://www.nathangalexander.com/

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