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WHAT IS TRUTH WANTED? Truth Wanted is a show about getting to the bottom of beliefs, whether it’s karma or Christ, Bigfoot or crystals. Truth Wanted would like to know...
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WHAT IS TRUTH WANTED?
Truth Wanted is a show about getting to the bottom of beliefs, whether it’s karma or Christ, Bigfoot or crystals. Truth Wanted would like to know how you know it’s true. Hosted by ObjectivelyDan, Truth Wanted takes calls from the community (that means YOU!) and features new guests every week, emphasizing thorough conversations over name-calling and scoffing (most of the time). Truth Wanted focuses on how and why people believe what they believe, and how you can talk about beliefs in more effective ways. Join us for truth investigations and lively conversations every Friday 7-8:30pm CT 1-512-686-0279
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Truth Wanted is a show about getting to the bottom of beliefs, whether it’s karma or Christ, Bigfoot or crystals. Truth Wanted would like to know how you know it’s true. Hosted by ObjectivelyDan, Truth Wanted takes calls from the community (that means YOU!) and features new guests every week, emphasizing thorough conversations over name-calling and scoffing (most of the time). Truth Wanted focuses on how and why people believe what they believe, and how you can talk about beliefs in more effective ways. Join us for truth investigations and lively conversations every Friday 7-8:30pm CT 1-512-686-0279
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Truth Wanted 07.27 with Kelley Laughlin and Jimmy Jr. 2024-07-05 18-55-27
6 JUL 2024 · Get your tin foil hat on as you discover the truth today with Kelly Laughlin and Jimmy Jr. as they burn barcodes into all who don’t experience reality after death as a Christian displays his persecution complex all while diving into the realms of colonoscopies through remote viewing.
Wesley in WV warns us about the mark of the beast. Everyone is going to get $32,523 through a barcode that is laser burned called the Omni, and this is the blotch(mark) of Egypt. What is the connection to Egypt and why is it called this? Why is it not a country that has more to do with oil? Who is going to be holding this laser gun to do the branding? Try to listen to the questions and answer them carefully.
Jeffrey, a Christian in PA takes the position that things seen during a near death experience(NDE) are real. Being based in reality and being real are different things. When a blind person experiences the ability to see during an NDE, how do we know that person did not already have this description from what they have picked up somewhere? At what point should we investigate a claim further and when should we not? If these were real experiences, why is it that no one else in the room can pick up on something? Why do people always see something that is congruent with their own religions? Is it possible for you as a Christian to receive the 72 virgins that Muslims get when you die and go to heaven? How do we know what happens after death is true?
Sea Bass, a Christian in CA, believes that when people die, we are knocked out until Jesus comes to get us. Was there external pressure put on you to believe these things you read in the Bible? There are mathematical laws that explain why seemingly miraculous coincidences happen. Asking detailed questions about your experiences is not the same as persecuting you as a Christian.
David in CA leans towards spirituality and tends to believe some of the stories of NDEs that people have, and sees that universal claims can be problematic. These experiences can seem very real when it is hypoxia. Maybe we need to explore what is happening biologically more. Asking questions of these experiences should be automatic so we can gain evidence or proof if they are real. What does it mean to be spiritual? Why do you feel there is more than just atoms? It is worth exploring why you believe what you believe.
Coyote Boy in TX reminds us of remote viewing and how if it were real, we would be using it for colonoscopies. If one country can get another country to believe they are spying in a way they really aren’t, that misdirection ends up being useful because there will be investigations into things that never happened.
Jon, a theist in Canada, says that people believe in the Bible because it gives them comfort, and asks why we believe that we are here by random accident. We don’t know anyone here by random accident. If we are going to put our belief in something, we want to know that what we believe is true. Evidence is not the same as proof and what we need is proof. Why is it god when it is something that you can’t explain, and how did god get on the list for potential causes?
Thank you for discovering the truth with us today! Question of the week is: What is inappropriate to say to a psychic?
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Truth Wanted 07.26 with ObjectivelyDan and Eli Slack 2024-06-28 18-55-10
29 JUN 2024 · Discover the truth as ObjectivelyDan and Eli Slack discuss the future of AI and how Moon landing conspiracy theorists obtained their beliefs.
Nirro in TN has a conspiracy theory about AI where the bot “Crawler” will be spawning lots of webpages that spread Christian and religious propaganda. This is another thing that keeps us up at night! We don’t even know how creative we can be with this stuff yet. There are AI created websites that you can build in real time.
Mr. Crabs in MD explains how ChatGPT is not the same as AI because it is restructuring things that humans generate; AI needs to create its own to be called AI. How would this disqualify it from being AI? It just takes information that it has been trained on and generates words. What happens when a model is pushed beyond what it is trained to do? We have to figure out what we need to do to adapt to this new world. There have been things that have happened in the last few years that people did not expect for another twenty. Tools that we figure out how to use responsibly can be beneficial.
Ellen in AL has some friends that no longer believe in the moon landing. This is probably within the top five of conspiracy theories, at least in the U.S. The more deeply held this belief is, the harder it will be to change their mind. If they don’t even know how they got to this belief in the first place, it makes it more difficult to change. Be the friend they can talk to about this belief because they will not be as likely to isolate themselves and question that belief. This kind of thing starts with a little bit of mistrust of what they are being told, and can spiral from there. Being an atheist does not insulate one from this pitfall.
Jeff in OH says that AI should be regulated to prevent harm caused by bad decisions made by the AI like that of self driving cars. How do you think this will affect things like insurance? What about ships doing freight routes and planes flying people around? Maybe there is a way to make this more safe when people’s lives are involved. Who should make the decisions about regulation? Knowing how one AI model works does not mean you will know how all AI models work.
Thank you for tuning in this week! Prompt for the week is: What do you NOT say when firing someone?
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Truth Wanted 07.25 06-21-2024 with ObjectivelyDan and Secular Rarity
22 JUN 2024 · In today’s episode ofTruth Wanted, Objectively Dan and Secular Rarity play with moonlight and Lucifer as they dive into utilitarianism that brings them full circle to the founding of our government and exposing clear violations of the First Amendment.
Howard in Spain is a theist searching for truth by using the scientific method and believes that being agnostic is the best position to hold. He asks why atheists ignore the existence of Lucifer when we can all see the “Light Bearer” with the naked eye as Venus. Cultures had very different ideas about planetary values and stars; why should we believe the culture that assigns Lucifer to venus? What reason do you have to think you know better than astronomers who have studied this? Venus is not directly in front of the sun relative to our position and does not emit its own light. How then is it a “Light Bearer”? We don’t have to be experts in every field to understand the consensus of facts. Howard then proceeds to state a debunked flat earth myth that water set out in moonlight has a lower temperature than water that is left in moon shade. If you are correct, why would all scientists be so hardcore against your position?
Kyna in WA believes that utilitarianism is shaky as a moral foundation. As a basis this does not make sense, but as a way of navigation it is a good way. How would we deal with sociopaths with and without this method?
Frank in TX asks which version of the Ten Commandments should be put up and if it should be the one that includes a feast of unleavened bread. There are different interpretations of these stories and Jesus did not care about most of them. This precedent set can very quickly roll out of proportion. For instance, why is it okay that a football coach stands in the public field inviting people to pray to his version of god? This is profoundly anti-American to its core. We don’t like violations of church and state.
Jon in Canada asks why the hosts are offended by the Ten Commandments being posted in public schools. Do you see problems with the Tenants of Satanism being posted? How Is the violation of The Constitution not enough of a reason? We are secular and the separation of church and state is a founding principle of our government. The “Year of Our Lord” is not mentioned in The Constitution, at all. If you are a citizen, read The Constitution.
Thank you for discovering the truth with us! Question of the week is: Aliens would not abduct me because________.
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Truth Wanted 07.24 with ObjectivelyDan and Jon the Skeptick 2024-06-14 18-55-11
15 JUN 2024 · Discover the Truth today with ObjectivelyDan and Jon the Skeptick! They earn their wings as they fly with the angels swooping over Lake Worth to view a monster and then flap through the woods to debunk Slender Man right before landing in a convenience store parking lot where they give a panhandling angel some change.
Elane in KY asks how to respond to people when they say an angel saved them from a car wreck. Dan suggests asking questions to get them to talk about it more and Jon removes the angel from the equation entirely and suggests asking how sure they are that it was an angel. For example: On a scale of 1 to 100, how confident are you that it was an angel? What would it take to change that number?
Billy Pilgrim in TX wants to talk about the Lake Worth Monster that was from the first man made lake in Texas that was built in 1913. He tells us the secret of how this monster was a contraption of intertubes and row boats. There was also a stark reminder for Dan of the terrifying Goat Man. The only monster is man once you think about it! There are some really dumb criptics out there!
Allison in MO explains an experience as a kid where she saw this figure walk out of the treeline and back into the treeline. This figure was too tall to be a man and too small to be another animal. What could this have been? Could it have been a man on stilts? What could the most rational explanation for this be? It helps to take a step back and “Scooby Do” what you see. People do things to mess with others just out of fun. Remember when people dressed as clowns and scared others in the dark?
Ben in VA was told a story where someone was contacted by an angel that disguised himself as a homeless person, but then said, “Your daughter is going to be okay.” This type of thing probably comes from The Gospels. If your friend was on the phone talking about his daughter prior to being approached by this homeless angel, what are the possibilities of this person hearing the phone conversation? If there is a way to get your friend to call in to describe the details, that would be beneficial to everyone. If you need to keep a low profile about this stuff, let us do the dirty work and take care of it.
Thank you for joining us, you truthful angels! Question of the week: Name a time win autocorrect went totally wrong!
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Truth Wanted 07-23 Dr Ben and ObjectivelyDan
8 JUN 2024 · In today’s episode of Truth Wanted, ObjectivelyDan and Dr. Ben sort through unexplained UFO sightings before getting into a heated discussion about misgendering and morality as spooky trucks are spotted in the Afghanistan desert.
Daniel, a theist in Canada describes Jacques Vallee’s work on UFO sightings and how we tend to forget about the small percentage that have no explanation. There is a difference between what is said to the public and what they know because the press can leak far and the process of being stealth can be inhibited. If you did see a UFO, what would that change in your life and is it part of the reality that we experience? Why is there a need to explain something you don’t understand? How do we demonstrate this happened and do something about it?
Annie, a theist in Canada asks why misgendering makes someone immoral, if morality is considered to be subjective. How you address somebody is a matter of respect and since people perceive respect differently, it is important to gain consent for things and have conversations. Problems arise when actions are in direct violation of someone’s communicated ways of being respected. We are not talking about accidental misgendering, but intentional disregard. Why is it such a big deal to call someone by the name or pronoun they have communicated to you? This is kindergarten level stuff. We live in a society that works together. Why would you not care about other people? Why would you not include as many different people as possible when deciding what is best for humanity? Would it be cool to secretly serve pork products to a group of people that do not eat pork? It is not much to ask to call people what they want to be called. Why are you okay with having an institutional reason to hate trans people?
Dan in Canada told us a spooky story where he could see a truck using night vision in an Afghanistan desert, and his mom woke up from her sleep worried about her son and prayed that he made it through the night.
Thank you for exploring the truth this week! Question of the week is: What hill would you die on?
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Truth Wanted 07.22 with ObjectivelyDan and Tom Benson 2024-05-31
1 JUN 2024 · Find the truth today as ObjectivelyDan and Tom Benson transform into book publisher coaches right before our eyes. They work through ideas of book contests, Batman, religious practices, and inspiring theists to do things on their own.
Miguel in NH started the call with a book writing idea that he has been working on for years and includes a contest. How will this book be written and what is the plan? He then postulates that his approach to time travel will destroy the only universe we have and that will reboot science fiction. Why do you believe that this universe is the only universe we have? Is the multiverse idea supported by the fine tuning argument? What would change your mind about there being other universes?
Chloe in PA asks if theists can move away from the god claim and work on their religious practices. He asks if religious practices can lead theists down a slippery slope. Beliefs can be bad things when they are tied to unprovable ideas like god. Therefore it is still important to talk about whether god exists or not because this belief is tied to a lot of other beliefs. Rituals are worth examining to see if they are helpful or harmful. What are your motivations for these practices and what is worth keeping? How can we find something that can bring you joy that does not pose the same danger of believing in untrue things? Why do you need the god claim for these things? There are plenty of things for you to do but you just need to get creative with it. Religious beliefs are not a form of mental illness, however, it is always good to think about what you are doing and why. What are the spiritual priorities? When beliefs inspire action we need to be careful especially when there is an underlying god belief.
Nathan in OH is writing a book about Batman and wants to talk about how to be an inspiration to others to do things on their own without relying on god to tell them what to do. We are not sure about how the copyrights work with something like this. Sometimes people’s engagement in religious practice is their way of doing good and is their understanding of morality. You can ask people about their motivations to determine if it is what their god wants or not. Ask yourself if you can be a source of reflection for people. How can you be a pebble in their shoes?
Thank you for finding the truth this week and always keep wanting the truth! Question of the week is: What sounds like a compliment, but isn't?
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Truth Wanted 07.21 with ObjectivelyDan and Kelley Laughlin 2024-05-24
25 MAY 2024 · In today’s episode of Truth Wanted, ObjectivelyDan and Kelley Laughlin look for evil in The Garden of Eden while pilots report UFO sightings as a venomous snake bites Paul on The Island of Malta.
Erasmus in CA states that Satan is a real being and does evil things. Christians developed the figure of Satan where the older Jewish religion assigns a different idea to Satan. What are your thoughts on Satan not killing as many people as god? Where in the Bible does it say that Satan actually does evil? How can we know what we are doing is evil if we don’t even have knowledge of good and evil? Why would there be a reason to believe that evil existed in the Garden of Eden when there was no knowledge of evil there in the first place? If eating the fruit was an evil act, then Adam was capable of doing something evil in a perfect environment. Why did god have to put the temptation of the tree there at all? If we could create full fledged people out of the ground, why do we have to wait for anything else? These are all just stories and there is no reason to believe that any of this is real. Why is the Apostle Paul so special? How do you know that god did not tell Kelley in a vision last night that everything in the Bible is BS? Why do we take Jesus more seriously than anyone else in history who has claimed to be the son of god? How does the resurrection claim make this true?
Dan in Canada wants to talk about the increase of UFO reports from airline pilots and if we should start considering non-terrestrial sources for this. How do we know this uptick is not correlated with the media paying more attention to sitings? Alien contact stories have evolved over time and there was a major shift in content after the Betty and Barney Hill abduction story surfaced.
The Seed in the US wants to talk about the New Testament dating and how it impacts the importance of the Bible. Mainstream consensus does not put the Gospels much earlier than the 70’s with some of them being as late as 110 AD, the timeframe of the earliest fragments. How do we explain the Gospel metaphors making sense in Greek and not Aramic, the language Jesus spoke? It is not plausible these fishermen knew Greek well enough to write these Gospels. We don’t have the original autographs of these fragments that were from 100 years later. Why should we think that the Book of Acts is a historical book? The consensus among scholars on the legitimate letters from Paul tend to date between 50 and late 60s AD.
Jeffrey in PA proposes that the commandment given in the garden was to prevent the suffering that results from evil. Why did god create suffering in the first place and why did god create evil? Have you considered that none of this is real and it is just a myth? Why does god have to protect people against evil?
Thank you for tuning in the week and remember to always keep wanting the truth. Prompt of the week: What is the difference between Jesus and Pizza?
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Truth Wanted 07.20 05-17-2024 with ObjectivelyDan and Kevin Bolling
18 MAY 2024 · Show notes will be posted upon receipt.
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WHAT IS TRUTH WANTED? Truth Wanted is a show about getting to the bottom of beliefs, whether it’s karma or Christ, Bigfoot or crystals. Truth Wanted would like to know...
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WHAT IS TRUTH WANTED?
Truth Wanted is a show about getting to the bottom of beliefs, whether it’s karma or Christ, Bigfoot or crystals. Truth Wanted would like to know how you know it’s true. Hosted by ObjectivelyDan, Truth Wanted takes calls from the community (that means YOU!) and features new guests every week, emphasizing thorough conversations over name-calling and scoffing (most of the time). Truth Wanted focuses on how and why people believe what they believe, and how you can talk about beliefs in more effective ways. Join us for truth investigations and lively conversations every Friday 7-8:30pm CT 1-512-686-0279
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Truth Wanted is a show about getting to the bottom of beliefs, whether it’s karma or Christ, Bigfoot or crystals. Truth Wanted would like to know how you know it’s true. Hosted by ObjectivelyDan, Truth Wanted takes calls from the community (that means YOU!) and features new guests every week, emphasizing thorough conversations over name-calling and scoffing (most of the time). Truth Wanted focuses on how and why people believe what they believe, and how you can talk about beliefs in more effective ways. Join us for truth investigations and lively conversations every Friday 7-8:30pm CT 1-512-686-0279
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