Religion & Spirituality
John and Matt discuss: Is it actually possible to be both a Muslim and an atheist? Plus: Should Christians use religious exemptions to avoid the COVID vaccine? CHAPTERS: 00:00:18 Opening Chat 00:04:30 Atheism Article Intro 00:05:00 Atheism VS Agnosticism 00:07:00 An Atheist Muslim would be like a unicorn. 00:08:00 Exception: No God but God 00:09:30 Nihilism 00:10:30 Reza Aslan (Continued) 00:12:00 Ali A. Rizvi and a clarification of terms 00:14:00 The inverted perspective of doomsday cults 00:16:00 Mu'tazila 00:20:00 Hitchins and the bias toward Western religions 00:22:00 Non-practicing Muslims 00:25:30 Atheist Muslims: Conclusions 00:30:00 Religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines 00:35:00 Fauci and the Muslim Perspective 00:39:00 COVID and Doughnuts REFERENCES: Atheism Among Muslims is Spreading Like Wildfire (https://nationalinterest.org/feature/atheism-among-muslims-%E2%80%9Cspreading-wildfire%E2%80%9D-193924) No God But God by Reza Aslan (https://www.amazon.com/No-god-but-God-Evolution/dp/1400062136) Mu'tazila (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%CA%BFtazila) The Atheist Muslim by Ali Rizvi (https://www.amazon.com/Atheist-Muslim-Journey-Religion-Reason/dp/1250094445/) Religious Exemptions Threaten to Undermine US COVID Vaccine Mandates (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/19/religious-exemptions-us-covid-vaccine-mandates-california)