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TED Talk video of Julia Sweeney
http://www.npr.org/2013/11/22/245953429/how-does-a-person-go-from-believer-to-atheist
Julia Sweeney is an actor and writer best known for her four-year run on Saturday Night Live and her solo shows. Her recent piece, Letting Go of God, traces a spiritual journey that takes an unexpected turn toward science and ends with atheism.
Her book If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother, is on parenting and being parented. She performs regularly with Jill Sobule, telling stories alongside Jill's songs, in their "Jill & Julia Show."
Her book If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother, is on parenting and being parented. She performs regularly with Jill Sobule, telling stories alongside Jill's songs, in their "Jill & Julia Show."
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How Does A Person Go From Believer To Atheist? (Original Post)
trotsky
Nov 2013
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longship
(40,416 posts)1. I love Julia Sweeney!
She is quite funny and very charming. Quite creative, too.
Love her first TED Talk.
on point
(2,506 posts)2. They catch on they are being conned
rock
(13,218 posts)3. Maturing
skepticscott
(13,029 posts)5. Reading the Bible
And actually using their brain to think about it. Deciding not to eat whatever is put in front of them, like they were told to when they were 6 years old.