Unpacking the tension between different world views of the supernatural…
It’s been a long time in the making, but The Miracles & Atheists Podcast is officially LIVE on this Independence Day, 2020. It seems ironic with all that’s going on in the world at the present moment, to launch a show dedicated to facilitating civil discourse between different world views, especially related to religion and spirituality.
Most would agree there is very little civil discourse going on in the United States. The focus of the world is on division: emotions grow strong and tension becomes crippling. The Miracles & Atheists podcast is coming at a critical time, one that finds our nation paying attention and seeking purpose.
Perhaps this is a fitting time to have important, uncomfortable conversations. Could we show the nation that people of wildly different perspectives talk together, behave as adults, talk in a respectful manner, and even find common ground?
There is a bit of a backstory on how this podcast came to fruition, birthed out of a 7-month season of 4-hour livestream events, and it’s good to bring it back, in this more focused, intentional podcast platform.
Nick Snapp and Marcus Plating share hosting responsibilities for The Miracles & Atheists Podcast and we do our best to break down for our audience:
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why we’re taking on this project
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what to expect
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hot topics that could come up
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the type of content
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what we would like to accomplish
We’re humbled you decided to listen to our inaugural episode. There’s plenty of TENSION to unpack but we’ll make it worth your while, even have a little fun in the process!
Welcome to The Miracles & Atheists Community (#theMAC).
SHOW NOTES
- Welcome to the MAP [01:00]
- Shout-out to Make it Snappy [03:03]
- Things that make us feel safe [04:10]
- Host intro: Nick Snapp [05:15]
- Host intro: Marcus Plating [08:43]
- Why Nick asked Marcus to co-host [10:50]
- The purpose of Miracles & Atheists [14:29]
- What to expect from the MAP [16:22]
- When to talk about our own beliefs [18:07]
- We’re all adults here [19:05]
- The elephant in the room: getting over the Christian bias [21:17]
- Digging deeper [23:30]
- We’re gonna talk about MIRACLES [25:50]
- Things that might come up [26:45]
- Types of show content [30:00]
- Experience with atheists on the M&A live stream [34:20]
- Closing remarks [37:37]
MENTIONS
- Miracles & Atheist Livestreams
- The Make it Snappy Productivity Show (Finale Episode)
I was never an atheist, but wasn’t always a Christian. I used to believe that Christians were so biased and arrogant to believe that “their” way was the only way.
I used to believe that all roads led to Rome. That there was truth hidden throughout all religions and faiths, and that you have to chew up the hay and spit out the sticks. Although there might be some truth throughout all different “beliefs” and/or “non-beliefs”, what (or who) made me come to a conclusion to become a follower of Christ are those who were willing to answer the tough questions. Those who were willing to sit down with me and show me the money. Those who had real backbone. It wasn’t until then that I saw the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Now no one can take that away from me, and if I were to deny Him, I could never be honest with myself.
Amen Jason! Thanks for listening.