Hemant Mehta is the founder and editor of FriendlyAtheist.com, a YouTube creator, and podcast co-host. He is a former National Board Certified math teacher in the suburbs of Chicago. He has appeared on CNN and FOX News and served on the board of directors for Foundation Beyond Belief and the Secular Student Alliance. He has written multiple books, including I Sold My Soul on eBay and The Young Atheist's Survival Guide. He also edited the book Queer Disbelief.
Our latest podcast guests are two of the moderators of Reddit Atheism (r/atheism), arguably the largest online community in the world for atheists. Whenever you have a community with millions of anonymous users, bad things may happen. And the site certainly has a reputation for low-brow memes, smugness, anger, and a disdain for the religious. But they’ve also used their power for good, raising money for groups like Doctors Without Borders. We spoke with two moderators of the “subreddit,” Feinberg and LurkBeast, about the positives and negatives of the site, the power of the ex-religious subreddits, and why r/atheism isn’t as bigoted as one research paper claimed. Read more
In the latest JW Broadcasting video put out by the Watchtower Society leadership, there’s a segment that discusses how evolution is a hoax. It comes by way of interviews with two JW scientists: Yaroslav Dovhanych, a Russian zoologist, and Professor Raj Kalaria, a brain researcher at England’s Newcastle University. Thankfully, JW watchdog Lloyd Evans is there to dissect their lies. You can see the relevant segment beginning at the 46:15 mark below: Read more
I’ve had a number of requests from readers who want to watch the videos on our Atheist Voice YouTube channel, but they’re unable to because they’re deaf and the automatic captions provided by YouTube are often inaccurate. (We provide the script in the description, but it’s not nearly the same as having the captions right on the video itself.) There’s a simple way to add captions, but it takes a little bit of time. So we’re looking for a handful of volunteers willing to assist us. Maybe 6 people or so? If you’re able to help, we’ll provide you with the tools/scripts you need, and I’ll throw in a signed book if you’d like that. Just email me here and we’ll get working on this very soon. Thank you in advance! Read more