The Atheism Tapes

With the election growing near, I thought that it would be nice to get your take on some questions regarding it. The winning writer will receive a copy of the 2 disc DVD set of The Atheism Tapes.

As part of the making of the ground-breaking series “A Brief History of Disbelief,” Jonathan Miller filmed conversations with some very distinguished minds. Jonathan, of course, could not resist the temptation to make these conversations wide ranging and so – naturally enough – their final contributions to “A Brief History of Disbelief” are only a small part of the original interviews.In these off-the-record interviews, neurologist turned playwright, filmmaker and self-described atheist Jonathan Miller filmed conversations with six of today’s leading men of letters and science: biologist and New York Times best-selling author Richard Dawkins, philosophers Daniel Dennett and Colin McGinn, distinguished playwright Arthur Miller, theologian Denys Turner and Nobel Prize winning physicist Steven Weinberg, who discuss their personal intellectual journeys and offer illuminating analyses of nontheism from a wide range of perspectives.

So, here are the questions that I would like to see your opinions on.

1. Does your faith, or lack thereof, sway you one way or the other when voting? Why/Why not?
2. Does a candidate’s faith, or lack thereof, play a role when deciding who you will vote for?
3. Are you concerned that a candidate’s faith may play a role in shaping future policies?
4. Do you plan on voting this year? If not, why?

And there you have it! All essays should be sent via email. Comments to this post will be turned off. The contest begins at the time of this posts’ publication and will end at 9:00pm CST on October 4. Here is the email address: election(@)thejesusmyth.com

After the submission period ends, all essays will be published simultaneously and the voting period will begin. Votes will be taken until 9:00 PM CST on October 11th.

Good Luck!

Now that we have gotten some of the issues with speed resolved, it is time to post up a new contest for all of you that wish to participate! Up for grabs this time around is a copy of “The Atheism Tapes.”

In these off-the-record interviews, neurologist turned playwright, filmmaker and self-described atheist Jonathan Miller filmed conversations with six of today’s leading men of letters and science: biologist and New York Times best-selling author Richard Dawkins, philosophers Daniel Dennett and Colin McGinn, distinguished playwright Arthur Miller, theologian Denys Turner and Nobel Prize winning physicist Steven Weinberg, who discuss their personal intellectual journeys and offer illuminating analyses of nontheism from a wide range of perspectives. THE ATHEISM TAPES is a ground-breaking series that will challenge your basic beliefs.

This 2 disc DVD set has a total running time of 180 minutes. Your task? Simply write and submit an original piece and submit it! The limitations? The subject matter should be on the same order as the content here at TJM. Sure, it can be a short story, as long as it is about religion or atheism. And, while the last contest was open to atheists alone, this contest is open to all. (Yes, theists, you can join in on the fun.) The deadline? You have until June 21, 2008 to submit your material. the email address for submissions is dvdcontest [@] thejesusmyth.com. Comments will be turned off in this post so that there is no confusion as to where to submit your material to.

Thank you and GOODNIGHT!

With a solid showing of 3.96 out of 5, Tyler Clark’s essay entitled “My Journey to Reason” is the winner of the book contest. I have already contacted Tyler to verify his address and congratulate him. Congrats, Tyler!