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Mythicist Milwaukee
is the former name of a
nonprofit
atheist
secular organization
founded in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
, by Sean Fracek and Antonio (Fritz) Blandon in January 2013, after viewing the film
Zeitgeist: The Movie
, directed by
Peter Joseph
, which claimed that today's
Western religions
are derived from ancient
Sun
and
Nature worshipers
.
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citation needed
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Fracek and Blandon made contact with the late author D. M. Murdock, also known as
Acharya S
, who encouraged them to do their own independent research into the
Christ myth theory
.
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Several years after its founding, it changed its name to "Mythinformed Milwaukee" and changed its goal to "promoting viewpoint diversity in the social and political landscape." The organization continues to pursue projects "including filmmaking, conference organizing, comedy tours, talent management, podcasting, and vlogging."
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Mythinformation Conference
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The Mythinformation Conference, or Mythcon,
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is a day-long conference organized by Mythicist Milwaukee. The first Mythinformation Conference was held on April 25, 2015. Brian Edwards, James Kirk Wall, and
Hemant Mehta
presented talks on secular subjects. The event was headlined by
Richard Carrier
.
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citation needed
]
The Mythinformation Conference II was held on September 27, 2015.
Mandisa Thomas
, Arthur George, David Fitzgerald and the
Wu-Tang Clan
's Killah Priest spoke at the event. This was Killah Priest's first lecture and an atheist/secular conference. Afterwards, Mario Quadracci the Mythicist Milwaukee, funded an atheist debate series entitled
Buzzed Belief
.
[
citation needed
]
The Mythinformation Conference III was held on October 21, 2016. This conference featured Allie Jackson (CEO of Atheist Republic), Thomas Smith (podcast host of
Atheistically Speaking
), Rob Moore, and
Dan Barker
(Co-President of the
Freedom From Religion Foundation
). This event was closed out with the
Buzzed Belief
debate between
Robert M. Price
and
Bart D. Ehrman
that focused on whether or not
historical Jesus
existed.
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