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Dave Silverman, president of American Atheists, on what Atheists do during times of crisis and how they will prepare for Hurricane Irene.
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Act I willingly without a Father Jonathan Morris told us that in times of crisis many people -- to gone its -- to craft a comfort.
So what do atheists do a joining us now is David -- and -- It's.
It's an -- it's a question what do you do we prepare.
We prepare hands that help about the -- that but I have no life outside your own physical self knowledge neither do you.
Nobody has -- life outside the physical self they just think they -- -- -- -- records you just kind of mocking people while it's true is it and I know not I don't know markets.
I'm mark anybody who I believe you law mocking people look -- so health and took sustenance outside the immediate -- who -- and spiritual life there is no such thing as a spiritual life of course there is this perception I mean and here and that is completely year about why I'm here you can't no object what they let you know gonna get on a soapbox and teach me how to be a good idea what.
I am telling you you -- not expressing objective facts you say that a special -- does not exist as if it is a back.
-- that you -- stating it is not a fact it is an opinion OK so if you want to believe and invisible man the sky you can do that but that's not gonna get a magazine not Barry.
It you could call it mockery if you want I'm telling the truth so what do a day you -- -- -- of we -- any general authority.
You know that when you get candles and -- -- how we get candles and I sandals.
We do everything we may make plans we -- back up plans.
We do everything that's utterly possible to protect ourselves and our family and if we can't you know our neighbor that you -- in politics.
I I really think you live in poverty because if you think that this will hold your life he's just preparing with candles and actress.
And has no life outside -- immediate physical self.
I think it isn't something I think you're living in delusional world and I think -- -- in the real world and you and I are gonna disagree on that but right now I would like to say that people should act like atheist when it comes to natural disaster.
Prepare prepare prepare OK do it every you can't come up with a plan come up with a backup plan act like -- act like there's no -- Yes we can't have -- prepared for earthquakes to believe now we've I candles we've I what are and then -- -- -- -- -- -- tonight and.
And if you want to think prayer that's fine but as far as we're concerned keep your eyes open all the time.
Keep your ears open all the.
You're always just don't keep your eyes and ears open -- certainly don't keep your eyes and ears OK now had a.
It looks like keeping your eyes and -- don't are now that's months right now that's not I'm sorry you're here you're you're attacking -- -- -- -- here I'm not counting you.
So -- -- falls from believing in an afterlife and I think the word won't know delusional.
Yes delusional well let's close.
And it was like OK there is no that men in the side if you're if you're good Monday that you're better -- guy who's actually sending a Harley came our way.
That's why I don't think that's a good god to prey to we -- but that's gonna in the skyline.
We don't believe that all that many people do with that none of them and and and and and a they don't believe it is it is is your god sending a hurricane this way.
Oh right so could your -- -- the hurricane from -- now -- know he's not all powerful them.
That's not what you believe in -- active -- -- -- question that you have a spiritual life I don't believe it is -- so let's of -- some of the -- hurricane I have to do it you.
Think god -- stop the Harkin from comic -- god didn't create their hurricane from coming so what do you stop it He -- stopped -- -- -- -- -- what all are really good at anyway but.
Dave Briggs has summoned to -- all right let's take a priest in Ocean City, Maryland lets just make an example he's praying for his parishioners to be safe throughout the weekend all the while boarding up the windows of his church right.
He is blind.
Mean how little.
He's delusional He boarding up and he's praying for all the safety of his parishioners throughout this storm and -- the -- voting out the window that his prior is actually going to have an effect it won't the storm is coming.
-- -- -- -- You say that parents comfort to so many people though do -- and just doesn't Brody yeah doesn't mean it's not heroin brings comfort to a lot of people to it doesn't make -- support compared is that that that's in any other time yeah I can't tell compare.
Ladies and gentlemen we all flat at a time we wish you well apparently you'll candles and macaroni and will be fine and and please think however there that we will.
Rock and all that it's Olympic so much and it thank you.
