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Atheism, most people just dont get it. >> it just means a certain philosophical position. it means you dont believe in a supernatural creator. its not like being a fascist or a communist. >> for many americans, accepting atheism just isnt that simple. >> a couple of my uncles and cousins have completely stopped talking to me. i sort of felt as though i was the black sheep of the family. >> welcome. >> but gatt ergs like these provide support. >> how many of you tonight believe at least jesus was...

Future that that holds. so im scarred. what you see is you see a scarred smile. and it tells a story. ahead, atheism here? >> theres a lot of atheists that would be very uncomfortable in this environment. expected wait time: 55 minutes.

We could feed them indefinitely. >> for stan, atheism just makes more sense. do you think youll ever come out or is this something youll take to the grave? >> i will come out. i will walk away from the pulpit. these people and many of them depended on me, theyre vulnerable and i dont want to hurt them. ill try to be gracious and kind as i can. but yeah, im going to walk away. >> now that we understand that there is no one creator -- coming up -- >> its very sad. >> what happens when you do lea...

Evidence is there being there to fulfill the law of the old testament? >> loud and proud. >> thats blasphemy. >> he rejects almost everything his parents believe about god and religion. >> because were in the bible belt, a lot of people are more devout in their belief. so when you try and question that at all, it makes them angrier. thanks for stopping by. >> i have affection for the church of england. nice gentle church. nobody actually believes it. >> richard dawkins is one of the most well kn...

>> so would the world be a better place without god? >> the world would be an enormously better place would god, without religion, yes. there are all sorts of things we dont know. but lets seek the truth. lets be open minded. the time should come, i hope it will come, when we dont even need the word "atheist yths because we shall live in a time because people believe things because theres evidence. theres no evidence for fairies or leprechauns or gods, that we shouldnt need the word "atheism" at...

>> my grandparents are holocaust survivors. god did not come into our home. >> stephanie pozel not only vanessas professor, an ordained christian minister. >> religious experts said to me atheism is dangerous. >> i think its dangerous to fundamentally misunderstand religion. i think thats very dangerous. i feel like god makes a claim on my life that makes me want to sacrifice for the good of others. that makes me not want to put myself always first. but vanessa wants all those things too. >> doe...

>> more and more americans are realizing they dont have the responsibility to pretend to believe the lies their parents believed. the under 30 crowd is about one-third atheist. millennials are the future of atheism. >> so who are these non-believers and what exactly is atheism? >> for me, its theres no positive evidence whatsoever. theres no reason to believe in any kind of supernaturalism. and so i live my life as though there is nothing supernatural. >> atheism is the absence of religion. ther...

>> all tour of my grandparents are holocaust survivors. god did not survive auschwitz, so god did not come into our home. >> stephanie paulsell not only vanessas professor, an ordained christian minister. >> religious experts said to me atheism is dangerous. >> i think its dangerous to fundamentally misunderstand religion. i think thats very dangerous. i feel like god makes a claim on my life that makes me want to sacrifice for the good of others. that makes me not want to put myself always firs...

Atheism. the first people to come out were very angry, very militant. but i think the people that are coming out now tend to be calmer. they want to genuinely have discussion and exchange ideas. >> you give me a short summary of why you dont -- ♪ ♪ i can see clearly now the rain is gone ♪ >> come on now, sing it. you know this song. >> like atheist minister jerry dewitt, who is already doing that in the deep south. preaching peacefully, hoping for normalcy. ♪ >> the place wasnt firebombe...

God or follow god are building up punishment for themselves. if you kill them as unbelievers, that prevents them from repenting. >> david is not just an atheist, hes the president of ungs skeptics society. a secular club of about 25 members. they meet once a week. >> today is ask an atheist day. once a month, we set up tables on campus. the topic is our info and have people start a discussion with us. >> jesus said im the way, the truth. he said i am the truth and the life. so that means there c...