Ep 038: Wally (3) | Extraordinary Claims Require Faith | Street Epistemology

Ep 038: Wally (3) | Extraordinary Claims Require Faith | Street Epistemology San Antonio, TX 30 April 2015 Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnabosco210 Playlist of Street Epistemology: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-ST-EPS Playlist of SE Breakdown Tutorials: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-BD-TUTORIALS Playlist of Secular Exchanges: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SEC-EXCH Playlist of Interviews & Presentations: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-ST-TALKS Playlist of Wally: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-WALLY Want to Learn More About Street Epistemology? Read the Book: Peter Boghossian: 'A Manual for Creating Atheists' http://tinyurl.com/SE-PB-AMFCA In this third encounter, Wally admits after thinking about it since our last talk that the method of faith that he uses is no different that the method of faith other may use to conclude in "secular beliefs" (e.g., Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, or life on Mars). However, because the stakes are higher with his God belief, lots of people believe it, and there are books that say it's true, he's justified in using faith. Wally spotted me just as I was wrapping up my talk with Miguel, and unfortunately on my very last battery, as I had been interviewing others in this location for more than four hours. When the battery died on us, Wally and I looked at each other as if to say, "Oh damn", and our conversation shifted from the topics at hand to where he could reach me, where he could locate the videos, to have a thick skin when reading some of the comments, that it is not my intent to make fun of his beliefs. I also asked if Wally and his wife would be willing to come to my house for dinner with my family sometime. He quickly declined, but said if he spotted me in public he'd probably sit down with me again. Should we meet a fourth time, I would like to explore why Wally would not be able to use faith to conclude that my Invisible Dragon existed. Playlist of Wally: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-WALLY Music provided by Chet Hovatter. Mistakes: Mistakes: I probably shouldn't have assigned a weight value to the my Invisible Dragon. Please let me know if you notice any mistakes so that I can address them here for self-improvement. Video captured using Go-Pro Hero 3 Video edited using PowerDirector The views addressed here are mine and mine alone, and are not necessarily views shared by members of my family and friends. Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnabosco210