Comments on: Skeptics with a K: Episode #081

By: scott

scott — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:53:40 +0000

I’m a regular listener of the show who happens to be an ex-mormon (grew up in Salt Lake City, did the 2-year mission and everything). It was a little difficult to leave, mostly due to my family, but probably no more difficult than anyone abandoning the family faith.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 04:26:19 +0000

Hi! I came to the show via Cognitive Dissonance and I love it! Thankyou for all the laughs!

By: Paul C

Paul C — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:23:59 +0000

I had problems as well when I use my phone as a music player but the last two have been fine.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 01:26:44 +0000

Hi guys. I love the show, which is why I had to say something. I know that making this show every two weeks, along with everything else you do, can be a burden. I realize you may very well have been kidding around about making it less frequently, but I’d like to tell you how I feel about that.

If that will keep you content longer, keep you sane, help your energy and your willingness to keep up the (excellent) work, then I say do it. I would happily listen to you guys every week, don’t get me wrong. But I want you to know, whether you are thinking of changing the schedule or not, you are worth the wait.

By: Mike Hall

Mike Hall — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:33:49 +0000

Michael – did you see my reply to this message under last episode’s entry?

By: Michael Kingsford Gray

Michael Kingsford Gray — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:58:16 +0000

I devour your excelent podcasts, but:
They appear to be encoded to an MP3 codec/rate that is outside the Fraunhoffer standards, and as a consequence, I cannot listen to it on either my MP3 player, nor my PDA.
I beseech thee, please encode it to a common standard, so that I may listen to your amusing collective words of wisdom?

Michael Kingsford Gray
South Australia

By: Seb

Seb — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:23:58 +0000

Thanks for your thorough response to my email!

For now, I still self-identify as Mormon, rather than as Ex-Mormon, because it is such a strong component of the culture in which I was raised and in which I still live. Though my current position is often an uneasy and unstable equilibrium, I connect with a phrase Dawkins used (when asked about Christmas) in the interview with Brandon Flowers:
“I like tradition, I like upholding tradition. It doesn’t mean I actually believe what lies behind it.”

I think Mormonism has more of a presence in the UK than most people realise – there are over 300 local congregations and the total number of members on the church records is around 200,000.
The church in Chorley is more than just a regular local chapel, but is in fact a “temple”, one of just two in the uk, where Mormons in good standing go for marriages, baptisms for the dead and other ceremonies.

I certainly look forward to listening to Skeptiko episode #106.
I’d be interested to hear if anyone recommends any other Podcasts besides Skeptiko which are useful as an occasional antidote to immersion in opinion and viewpoints one already agrees with.