{"podcast":{"title":"The Blue Collar Scholar","slug":"the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458","podcast_index_feed_id":5584458,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/XAYHUsKl","website_url":"https://the-blue-collar-scholar.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/62dba346-87c2-4896-99a0-8910ee2f9f79/fd5244fc-d0e2-4e2b-a6e6-27892d67390a/3000x3000/ea6732da-855c-4167-819f-7ae16b1f6e01.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Will Reitz","episode_count":376,"summary":"This podcast will cover the topics covered by the history lectures, sermons, and Bible/theology studies of Will Reitz.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T20:17:37.914753+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458"},"episode":{"title":"Comparing World Religions, episode 15: Atheism","slug":"comparing-world-religions-episode-15-atheism","published_at":"2026-05-09T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458/comparing-world-religions-episode-15-atheism","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458","url":"https://the-blue-collar-scholar.simplecast.com/episodes/comparing-world-religions-episode-15-atheism-tnQ42hMZ","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/0629b599-6b9f-45a8-910c-a58b113af6d4/9547d0c6-f239-43ae-b10f-f2b66bd3573b/episodes/audio/group/1d635748-1b79-44b4-97d2-7ca09200afae/group-item/98cbce88-ed73-49d4-967e-b6939b0460ae/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XAYHUsKl","summary":"Atheists claim that atheism is not a religion. Rather, it is a lack of religion. I see no reason to not allow atheists to define their religious beliefs thusly. However, since atheism answers all the same questions that religions answers, it would be a gaping hole in this sermon series if atheism is left out. So this episode delves into the definition of atheism, related terms (like agnosticism), a rundown of many of the big names in atheism/agnosticism since the Enlightenment, and finally we look at some arguments for and against the existence of God.","meta_description":"Atheists claim that atheism is not a religion. Rather, it is a lack of religion. I see no reason to not allow atheists to define their religious beliefs t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6864,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458/episodes/comparing-world-religions-episode-15-atheism/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458/comparing-world-religions-episode-15-atheism.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}