50 Proofs God is Imaginary
A series working through the 50 'proofs that God is imaginary' from an atheist website, one proof a week.
87 conversations · 47 episodes · 2012–2017
87 conversations
-
Show open and bookmark confessions
The episode opens from the Pathway Studios in Johnston proper with the standard show intro. A host mentions a lost news story titled 'Don't Call the Pro Life Swedish Midwife' before the conversation detours into a running joke about hoarded browser bookmarks.
-
Proof 50 from godisimaginary.com: 'Ask Jesus to appear'
- Why doesn't Jesus appear to everyone today like he appeared to Paul and the 500?
- Is 'blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe' just a cover for a long con?
A host reads aloud proof number 50 from godisimaginary.com at length: Jesus would appear to everyone today if he had truly risen, since he appeared to hundreds after the resurrection (Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20-21, 1 Corinthians 15:3-6).
-
Proof #53 read aloud: think about marriage as described in the Bible
- Does the Bible condone polygamy and the other 'biblical' marriage practices proof #53 lists?
- Why don't Christians follow the Old Testament marriage laws (stoning adulterers, forced marriage, virginity laws) today?
Ben reads proof number 53 from godisimaginary.com in full: the claim that the Bible condones polygamy (David, Jacob), bride-prices, captive wives (Deuteronomy 21), forced marriage…
From No. 150 · Marriage in the Bible
-
50 proofs bonus #52: watch your minister, pastor, or priest
- Does the 'watch your minister, pastor, or priest' proof show that God is imaginary?
Continuing the godisimaginary.com '50 proofs' series, the reader (addressed as Ben in the audio) reads bonus proof #52, which claims ministers ignore four biblical prescriptions:…
From No. 149 · Listening
-
Show open: band in the studio, tonight's lineup
The show opens live from the Pathway Studios in Johnston proper with the band Now Serving Seven warming up in the studio.
From No. 148 · Now Serving Seven
-
Proof #51: Think about God and Baal
- Does the Elijah-and-Baal story in 1 Kings 18 prove that God is imaginary?
The hosts walk through proof #51 from godisimaginary.com: think about God and Baal. A host reads the 1 Kings 18 account of Elijah confronting Baal's prophets on Mount Carmel, then reads the site's argument that God's failure to show himself today proves he is imaginary.
From No. 148 · Now Serving Seven
-
Proof #52 preview and station promos
Preview of next week's proof #52 (watch your minister, pastor, or priest, with four prescriptions including 'Christians keep quiet' and 'Christians do not have wealth').
From No. 148 · Now Serving Seven
-
Reading proof #49: look at who speaks for God
- If God is real, why doesn't he silence the lunatics who speak in his name?
A host reads proof #49 from godisimaginary.com verbatim from the site: since God is silent, his only spokespeople are people, and many of them are lunatics (citing clips like Westboro's 'thank God for dead soldiers' and a 'holy spirit enema' video).
From No. 146 · Ask Jesus to Appear
-
Tonight's lineup: proof number 48
A host lays out the night's plan: they are on number 48 of the 'proofs that God is imaginary' from godisimaginary.com, working through them one by one to give a defense of the faith, with only number 50 plus three bonuses left afterward.
From No. 145 · Prayer vs. the Lucky Horseshoe
-
Show open and announcements
- Is it necessary that every man who loves Jesus study theology?
- What do you know now that you wish you had known five years ago in your walk with Christ?
The hosts open from the Pathway Studios and run through the week's agenda: finishing the last three of the 50 atheist proofs from godisimaginary.com (God leads 47-0), a Dear LFTP…
From No. 144 · Irreducible Complexity
-
Proof #47: irreducible complexity and the intelligent creator
- Did the complexity of life arise spontaneously, or did it require a creator?
Ben (speaker-0, named in the audio) reads proof #47 from godisimaginary.com, which claims the 'who created the creator' regress proves God is imaginary.
From No. 144 · Irreducible Complexity
-
Show open and tonight's rundown
The show opens with the produced intro from the Pathway Studios in Johnston Proper. A host previews the night: a report on a man who claimed a 23-minute vision of hell and how to…
From No. 141 · Noah’s Ark on Trial
-
Proof #45: Noah's Ark — God's justice vs. the 'mass murder' charge
- Did God 'senselessly murder millions' in the flood, and why didn't He just speed up Jesus' arrival or program Adam and Eve differently?
A host (speaker-2) reads proof #45 from godisimaginary.com — 'consider Noah's Ark' — which argues the flood was 'senseless' mass murder and that the God of the Old Testament…
From No. 141 · Noah’s Ark on Trial
-
Show open and tonight's lineup
A host opens the show from Pathway Studios in Johnson Proper and lays out the night: continuing the walk-through of the '50 proofs God is imaginary' list (proof #44, 'think about…
From No. 140 · The Mustard-Stain Prayer
-
Rebutting proof #44: the Christian housewife's mustard-stain prayer
- Is God imaginary because He supposedly answers trivial prayers, like removing a mustard stain from a blouse, while great suffering goes unanswered?
The hosts read proof #44 from godisimaginary.com, which argues God is imaginary because believers pray trivial prayers — a Christian housewife in Pasadena who believes God removed a mustard stain from her blouse — while terrible suffering goes unanswered.
From No. 140 · The Mustard-Stain Prayer
-
Proof #45 teaser: Noah's Ark
The hosts read the opening of godisimaginary.com proof #45, which asks readers to consider Noah's Ark and claims the flood story shows God 'senselessly murdered millions of humans and billions of animals.'
From No. 140 · The Mustard-Stain Prayer
-
Tonight's agenda and running jokes
The hosts lay out the night: proof 41 of the godisimaginary '50 proofs', a round of Secular vs. Solomon, and a teaser question about whether it is okay to lie to an animal (answered later in the show as a bit).
-
Proof 41: 'Flip a Coin' read aloud
- Does unanswered coin-flip prayer prove that Jesus is imaginary?
A host reads proof 41 from the godisimaginary website's '50 proofs', cleverly entitled 'Flip a Coin': pray to the sun god Ra to make a coin land heads 50 times and note that…
-
Proof bullet 3: God as a community-sanctioned invisible friend
- Is God just an invisible friend for lonely adults?
A host reads the proof's third proposed motivation: lonely people invent an invisible friend to cope, and prayer heightens the illusion.
From No. 138 · 30 Below
-
Verdict: the proof admits it is not a proof
- How should Christians respond when their faith is questioned?
The hosts note the proof's own conclusion asks 'is this a direct proof that God is imaginary? No,' and argue the site's strong incentives do not explain answered prayer.
From No. 138 · 30 Below
-
Tonight's lineup: Cass Lester and proof 39
Ben introduces in-studio musical guest Cass Lester, back after the Lemmas tour, announces a free download of 'Finally Serene' coming tomorrow and a full album later in the year,…
-
Proof 39, part 1: hypocrisy and broken promises
- Was Jesus a jerk, as proof 39 of godisimaginary.com claims?
The hosts introduce proof 39 from godisimaginary.com — 'realize that Jesus was a jerk' — noting the author implicitly concedes Jesus existed.
-
Proof 38 read: Christian divorce rates
- Why do Christian divorce rates match the general population, and does that prove God is imaginary?
A host reads Proof 38 from an on-air list of proofs that God is imaginary. The proof argues: Christian weddings invoke God as witness, the Bible forbids divorce (citing Matthew…
From No. 136 · The Divorce-Rate Proof
-
Proof 38 discussion: does the divorce rate prove God is imaginary?
The hosts respond to Proof 38. The main rebuttals: the statistic lumps in everyone who self-identifies as Christian on a survey, not people in Christ-centered marriages; divorce reflects on people, not on God's reality.
From No. 136 · The Divorce-Rate Proof