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All Rise with Abdu Murray

Rhett McLaughlin Expertly Appeals to Authority | Ep 52

Oct 9, 2023
57:32

Popular internet personality Rhett McLaughlin, of Rhett & Link's Good Mythical Morning YouTube fame, has become famous for "deconstructing" his evangelical faith. In a recent Instagram Reel, he explains why: the experts! In this episode, Abdu and Derek look at Rhett's appeals to authority and confront two thorny issues: Is expert consensus emerging or is it being crafted? And should one's faith in consensus itself be deconstructed? This episode mentions several items that you may be interested in looking at further. You can find Matt Ridley's article for The Spectator, entitled "Science fiction: the crisis in research" at https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/science-fiction-the-crisis-in-research/ . Information on Dr. Laura Favaro's repressed research can be located at https://unherd.com/2023/04/did-city-uni-censor-my-gender-research/ . You can learn more about David Hutchings and James Ungureanu's book, Of Popes and Unicorns, at https://global.oup.com/academic/product/of-popes-and-unicorns-9780190053093 . And finally, the controversial documentary, Depp v Heard, can be accessed exclusively on Netflix. All Rise is a listener and donor-supported presentation from Embrace the Truth. If you would like to see more content like this, prayerfully consider supporting us by visiting https://embracethetruth.org/ and clicking on the "Donate" button.

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