In this episode, Ken and John explore if they’d rather be ‘pagans’, or even worse, Strong Atheists—that is, those who reject any concept of divinity. What do atheists believe? How do they live with themselves? Could it be that a universe without a God is not as depressing and pointless as all that?

Ken and John are joined by Professor Louise Antony and the students of Mount Holyoke College. Professor Antony was raised as a devout Catholic but gave up her faith when, during an undergraduate philosophy course, she became disillusioned with a God whose existence seemed to have no logical basis and who let such evil befall the world. Ever since, she has become fascinated with the study of morality and especially its application to ethical systems. There is objective morality, she says, but its foundation is not divine. For her it is not a question of what you believe, but how it affects others.

然而，这还不足以让我们顽强的哲学家们满意:肯问道，如果没有上帝来惩罚你，有什么能阻止无神论者做“不道德”的事情呢?如果有人喜欢折磨和杀人，那么作为一个无神论者，在某种意义上肯定会让他们“逃脱惩罚”。“难道我们不需要比休谟关于人类自然同情的概念更多的东西吗?也许是某种正式的契约?”

肯是正确的吗?成为一个无神论者会让你变得不道德，或者更糟，不道德吗?是无神论者错过了体验世界的崇高真理，还是在接受虚无的虚空中有一些勇敢和高尚的东西?请收听并找出这些问题的答案!

• The Roving Philosophical Reporterinterviews Taylor Meyers — a young American who was raised an atheist. Sometimes, she says, atheists feel like a minority and they can get jealous of the comfort and happiness of ‘believers.’ Is atheism a curse? Should there be Atheist Anonymous meetings? Tune in and tell us what you think.
  
• TheSixty Second Philosophertalks about his hate for Steve Jobs, preachers, hippies, ex-girlfriends, Charlie Sheen, meanderings, large egos, people who think banning Planned Parenthood is somehow a fight against atheism, and atheists who go to church.