Okay, here we got to stand by.

Three, two, one.

The thinking atheist, it's not a person.

It's a symbol.

An idea.

The population of atheists in this country is going through the room.

Rejecting faith.

Pursuing knowledge, challenging the sacred.

If I tell the truth, it's because I tell the truth,

not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish.

And working together for a more Russian world.

Take the risk of thinking for yourself.

Much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way.

Assume nothing. Question everything and start thinking. This is the Thinking Atheist podcast hosted by Seth Andrews. What you are about to hear today is not a monologue, it's not an interview, it's not a standard podcast in any sense. I'm not even sure you would call it a show.

Today I wanted to do something different and I'm going to call this an essay. This is an

experience that you will want to immerse yourself in when there are no

distractions when you can get away and close your eyes and turn up the

volume and really feel it. And it's my hope that the next few minutes will ignite

in you a sense of wonder and joy and purpose. I call this

the story of you. On the next clear night go outside and look up at the sky and not in a preoccupied way not to also thinking about all the things that you have done today or that you have to do tomorrow.

Forget for just a moment the clock put aside the long work day and the list of things that you have done or left undone for just this brief moment put down all the burdens that have made you so heavy,

and feel only the natural gravity of planet Earth.

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