Shane gets super deep talking about religion, atheism, and how religion is impacted by politics with Professor of Political Science and Author of “[Secular Faith: How Religion Has Trumped Culture In American Politics](https://www.amazon.com/Secular-Faith-Religion-American-Politics/dp/022627506X)” Mark Alan Smith. They get into questions like: Is atheism a religion or just the absence of a particular religion? Was religion created to explain the purpose of life and our origin? Charity Of The Week - The Center For Inquiry [https://centerforinquiry.org/](https://centerforinquiry.org/) Outro music by [The Long Hunt](http://thelonghunt.bandcamp.com/album/all-paths-lead-to-here)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices