62: Atheism among Muslims and more on vaccine exemptions

John and Matt discuss: Is it actually possible to be both a Muslim and an atheist? Plus: Should Christians use religious exemptions to avoid the COVID vaccine?

CHAPTERS:
00:00:18 Opening Chat
00:04:30 Atheism Article Intro
00:05:00 Atheism VS Agnosticism
00:07:00 An Atheist Muslim would be like a unicorn.
00:08:00 Exception: No God but God
00:09:30 Nihilism
00:10:30 Reza Aslan (Continued)
00:12:00 Ali A. Rizvi and a clarification of terms
00:14:00 The inverted perspective of doomsday cults
00:16:00 Mu'tazila
00:20:00 Hitchins and the bias toward Western religions
00:22:00 Non-practicing Muslims
00:25:30 Atheist Muslims: Conclusions
00:30:00 Religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines
00:35:00 Fauci and the Muslim Perspective
00:39:00 COVID and Doughnuts

REFERENCES:
Atheism Among Muslims is Spreading Like Wildfire

No God But God by Reza Aslan

Mu'tazila

The Atheist Muslim by Ali Rizvi

Religious Exemptions Threaten to Undermine US COVID Vaccine Mandates

• Atheism Among Muslims is “Spreading Like Wildfire” | The National Interest
• Religious exemptions threaten to undermine US Covid vaccine mandates | US news | The Guardian
• The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason - Kindle edition by Rizvi, Ali A.. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
• Ash'ariyya and Mu'tazila
• Different views on human freedom – Mu’tazilites and Asharites - Authority in Islam - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - OCR - BBC Bitesize