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Truth Wanted

Truth Wanted

By: Atheist Community of Austin
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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.

Call Truth Wanted! 7:00-8 :30PM CT at 1-512-991-9242 or call with your computer 💻 http://tiny.cc/calltw


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Episodes
  • Truth Wanted 08.42 with ObjectivelyDan and Christina Carol

    Truth Wanted 08.42 with ObjectivelyDan and Christina Carol
    Oct 18 2025
    In today’s episode of Truth Wanted, Objectively Dan and Christina Carroll tackle calls that challenge the basis of reality, from the cosmological origins of the universe to social phenomena and personal relationships. Christina, who is actively deconstructing, discusses how Christian influence is pervasive, like the fat marbled throughout Wagyu beef, requiring critical self-evaluation beyond theological concepts alone. The hosts are dedicated to addressing supernatural, pseudoscientific, and spiritual claims with critical thinking and compassion.

    Levi in GA presents the fine-tuning argument, citing the universe’s precise laws and the astronomical improbability of abiogenesis as proof of an intelligent designer. Dan counters that this is a self-referential argument, as physical constants cannot be evaluated without existing within them, and questions why God is exempt from needing a creator. Christina critiques Levi’s belief system, which grants God glory whether prayers are answered or not, rendering the claim unfalsifiable. The hosts reference the Great Prayer Study and suggest Levi investigate current abiogenesis research for natural explanations.

    Lane in LA theorizes that mysterious drone sightings around coastal cities last year were local governments searching for a lost nuclear weapon, noting increased no-fly zones during that period. Dan posits the phenomenon was more likely mass hysteria fueled by social media, coupled with increased public awareness of drone technology and surveillance. Lane suggests it is, at minimum, evidence of mass surveillance, which leads Dan to discuss the concept of "dead internet theory" and the difficulty of discerning real versus automated content online.

    John in Canada, who is deconstructing, struggles to conceptually grasp same-sex attraction, insisting that attraction requires a male and female coming together for natural function. Christina explains that attraction is not something he is required to understand, and Dan notes that homosexual behavior is widely observed across the animal kingdom. The conversation shifts drastically when John asserts that the man should be the head of the house and the leader because he is "the strong one". Christina and Dan strongly reject this view, identifying it as misogynistic patriarchy implicitly enforced by Christianity, which must be deconstructed along with theology.

    Thank you for tuning in this week! We will see you next time! and don't forget to add your answer to this week's We Want The Truth question: What is the best sci fi religion and why.


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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Truth Wanted 08.41 10-10-2025 with ObjectivelyDan and Thinker

    Truth Wanted 08.41 10-10-2025 with ObjectivelyDan and Thinker
    Oct 11 2025
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Truth Wanted 08.40 with ObjectivelyDan and Chris Mallard

    Truth Wanted 08.40 with ObjectivelyDan and Chris Mallard
    Oct 4 2025
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    1 hr and 15 mins
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