Doubt is Antimemetic
I recently read Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading by Nadia Asparouhova and it blew my mind. Just reading the intro I knew I needed to do an episode on the subject. Almost everything about deconstruction and deconversion is antimememetic. It is a significant idea that resists spreading.
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Friends and Family: Mark Anthony Diaz
Mark Anthony Diaz is the author of Reedkeeper’s Journey and one of my best friends. Mark and I grew up together. We had the same sarcastic friend group in high school. We did ministry together. Crucially, Mark stuck with me after my deconversion. Mark is a person of deep conviction, and while he’s a talented…
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Colin Ryan: Epic Tiny Victories
Welcome back Colin Ryan, author, storyteller, comedian and survivor of Bipolar 2, OCD and ADHD. Colin has written Epic Tiny Victories: A hopeful story about depression anxiety and reframing your life. It is hilarious, honest and poignant. Colin describes in the book growing up Evangelical, purity culture and his deconstruction process. Join us as we…
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10 Year Deconversion Anniversary
Reflections on ten years of deconversion. I re-tell my deconversion story and reflect on what has changed and what has stayed the same. Links Voices of Deconversion appearance: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/voices-of-deconversion-517840/episodes/027-david-ames-part-1-jesus-te-23394281 https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/voices-of-deconversion-517840/episodes/027-david-ames-part-2-tells-hi-23575841 Apostate: Stories of Deconversion https://amzn.to/4rj7TA6 Interact
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Matthew Taylor: Why We Podcast
Mathew Taylor co-host of Still Unbelievable! returns to the podcast to discuss why we podcast.
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Sara: Christian Humanism
Sara grew up in a Canadian Mennonite community and embraced it wholeheartedly. She was surrounded by evangelical Christianity and she thrived.
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Beth: Deconstruction from the Moral Majority
This week’s guest is Beth. Beth grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home that revered James Dobson, Jerry Falwell and all those who created the “Moral Majority.”
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Andrew: Dino Dad Reviews
Andrew is a self-named atheist “paleo-nerd” who writes on Dino Dad Reviews.
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Racquelle: Deconversion from SDA and Conspiracy Theories
Arline interviews this week’s guest, Racquelle. Racquelle grew up in Canada in the Seventh Day Adventist church. Conspiracy theories were common in her household. Some of them she bought into. Throughout her life she went through periods of doubt but something kept bringing her back to Church. A sense of obligation and expectation never left…
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Andy Neal: Andy Films And Hikes
Arline interviews this week’s guest, Andy Neal of Andy Films Hikes fame. He tells his story of deconstruction, acceptance of his body and his joy in nature.
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