Ep 278: Show | Epistemic 21 | Extremists

Anthony, Reid and Dan welcome their guest Joshua Turner, a former Neo-Nazi turned Secular Humanist Liberal. Joshua is the President and Founder of the non-profit organization 'Saved by Reason' and attempts to combat white supremacy with logic. News, tips, strategies, stories, and more. A friendly discussion about Street Epistemology between people intimately familiar with the method. With Anthony, Reid, and Dan. Playlist of All Episodes of 'Epistemic': http://tinyurl.com/SE-SE-EPISTEMIC Want an SE magnet (or other SE-swag)? tinyurl.com/buysestuff Watch video here: https://youtu.be/7Cap9aIUzDE Spotlight: -- 0:32 Meet Joshua Turner and the hosts 0:55 Weekend Recap, Reid 2:28 Skeptrack at Dragoncon 2018 3:20 Weekend Recap, Anthony 4:12 Weekend Recap, Dan and his new show, Truth Wanted 5:30 Weekend Recap, Joshua 6:20 What's it like to write a book? 7:00 Do interviews like this help or hurt Joshua? 7:40 Joshua's story 12:40 Y2K and the failed rapture 13:20 How did Joshua's parents react to no rapture? 15:52 How did Joshua turn things around? 16:50 Impact of the New Atheist movement 18:30 Impact of Peter Boghossian's AMFCA 20:00 Working in the prisons as a Secular Humanist Minister 21:30 Critical thinking in the prisons? 22:48 How did the conversations usually go? 25:48 Joshua's atheism and the inmates 27:00 Peter's inmate work 27:45 Can you record in prison? 28:38 Did Joshua use any SE in his work? 29:40 Did anyone in the group step up to help you? 30:30 How do the group sessions Joshua leads usually go? 31:30 Could Joshua's program be rolled out to other organizations? 35:15 Joshua on Newsy: https://www.newsy.com/stories/former-neo-nazi-confronts-unite-the-right-supporters/ 36:15 Using SE with white nationalists 37:00 Developing a curriculum 37:45 Long-term tracking the success of the program 38:30 How can people help or reach out to Joshua? 41:50 Reid's 2-4-8 thought experiment 47:00 Did Joshuan have any questions that gave him pause? 52:00 Do people think they are using logic to get to their views? 43:45 Dan Arel and Joshua Turner on Lalo Dagach's show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQHP3FYSBl8 54:40 Join the Street Epistemology Discord Server! https://discord.gg/sKap3zM 56:20 Joshua asks for advice on dealing with smears on skepticism 58:00 Criticism for saying you like Sam Harris 1:00:00 Anthony's views on Sam Harris critics 1:04:45 What's Dan up to? 1:05:50 What's Anthony up to? 1:08:00 What's Joshua up to? 1:08:30 What's Reid up to? Audience Questions -- 44:40 What do you think of the game Jenga as a metaphor for SE 54:40 Is it worth joining the Street Epistemology Discord server? Join the Street Epistemology Discord Server! https://discord.gg/sKap3zM Follow Us -- Joshua Turner on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SavedByReason Reid Nicewonder's Cordial Curiosity YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/cordialcurious ObjectivelyDan's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCabcNd5rdI-FlHW6ecXQvLQ Anthony Magnabosco's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/magnabosco210 -- Find links to all things SE at http://www.streetepistemology.com !!