The Street Epistemology Podcast

Summary: AZ returns for a third chat to share his journey out of religion and relates his experience being interviewed for Street Epistemology. Watch video of talk here: https://youtu.be/tgNAL2dG2v4 Location: San Antonio, Texas Recorded: 27 February 2020 Released: 5 March 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco (follow me) YouTube: https://youtube.com/magnabosco210 (tons of videos) Facebook: https://facebook.com/magnabosco210 (like my page) Website: https://anthonymagnabosco.com (contact me, appearances) SE Resources: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-resources SE Community: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-community SE Discord Server: https://discord.gg/sKap3zM Skip ahead to a desired point in the talk: -- Prelude: 00:03 Hearing Our Voices: 02:53 Video Comments: 03:36, 32:15 Am I Normal? 04:56 Am I Smarter? 06:37 Skate or Die: 08:45, 11:39, 21:29, 22:01, 43:39 Body Hair: 09:48 AZ Finds My Vids: 10:35 Click-baity Titles: 12:21 Would AZ Do SE? 13:32, 31:02, 43:04 Paradigm Shift: 14:22 Religion Challenge: 16:11 AZ's Big Reveal: 17:17 Confidence Scale: 17:47 Genetically Modified Skeptic: 18:39 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG1uayRlzz3ahT8ISRdyw7Q) Cosmic Skeptic: 18:45 (https://www.youtube.com/user/alexjoconnor) What Changed? 19:45 Legacy Beliefs: 20:19 Zain Reference: 21:16 Advice for Questioners: 21:39 Optimistic Nihilism: 24:34 Rigidly Dogmatic? 27:14 Puzzle Piece: 31:28 On Openness: 32:57 "I Don't Know": 33:41 Yellow is Correct: 34:33 Interview Impact? 34:43 Title for Video? 38:25 How's Kyle? 41:24 Closing Thoughts: 43:39 -- Note: Add 35 seconds to these timestamps if listening to the podcast version of this talk. Audio correction provided by Philipp Grzemba. Intro Music 'Happy Trails' by Text Me Records / Jorge Hernandez, provided by YouTube. Music provided by Jim Rhodes, with Dan Harris on lap steel. Links to References in Video: Watch full talk w/Zain: https://youtu.be/1QnVcGq3Kow ** Add foreign language captions w/YouTube's community contributions tools ** Mistakes: It was probably a mistake to refer to AZ as a Muslim after he identified as atheist, although it's not clear he has abandoned that identifier. Recorded w/Go-Pro. Edited w/PowerDirector. The views addressed here are mine and mine alone, and are not necessarily shared by members of my family and friends.

Location: San Antonio, Texas Recorded: 2 March 2020 Released: 4 March 2020 Watch video of this update here: https://youtu.be/cN128AcHObY Follow us on Twitter: Street Epistemology International: https://twitter.com/501c3forSE Reid Cordial Curiosity: https://twitter.com/CordialCurious Tyrone Let's Chat: https://twitter.com/5minChat Raul Street Knowledge: https://twitter.com/strknowledge Donate to Street Epistemology International: https://streetepistemologyinternational.org

Recorded: 27 December 2019 Uploaded: 4 January 2020 Released: 11 January 2020 Re-Released: 14 January 2020 (with explanation) Watch video here: https://youtu.be/reCZtNAGFUo Join the Discord server for next time! Link: https://discord.gg/eVX3MCe Twitter: @centratheist Email: se.convos@gmail.com Practicing Street Epistemology by "campfire". Some of the videos on this channel, including this one, illustrate "Collaborative Street Epistemology", where other SEers ask the questions to friends/family members via Discord. The interlocutor in this video is a family friend, Jean. She lives across the street and has been a good friend of the family for a number of years. For this Collaborative SE session, we had @SE After Dark (the Live session moderator) speak aloud during the down times so that she could communicate with the Discord audience the direction she wanted to see this conversation go. Then, the Discorders will typed their questions - which appear on the left side in this video, and the questions that she picked (based on relevance) will pop up on the right side of this video. Those are the questions that the Interviewer (me) asked Jean along the way. Before we started, Jean chose to not be shown on camera, so her face is blurred. I asked her if she wanted to participate only 24 hours prior to this talk, and she knew nothing of SE. I did, however, tell her that strangers on the internet would be asking her questions about deeply held beliefs! In the end, she enjoyed the talk and was happy to have done it. As a general rule, I leave conversations intact, so as to not be accused of cutting out some important part of the IL’s belief… however, I cut out some of this talk, with Jean’s approval. Perhaps one thing this session illustrates is an answer to the question “should SE always strive to gently challenge someone about their beliefs no matter what, or when there are times when people that are hanging onto deeply held beliefs mostly because it makes them feel better - should we back away so that the IL doesn’t risk being challenged too deeply on something that helps them get through their day or life?" I think this talk illustrates a time when it’s best to not let the Socratic method interfere with a belief that makes someone feel better in certain situations. SKIP TO 40:09 TO SEE HOW THIS PLAYS OUT AT THE END OF THIS TALK. Jean - Topic: A Convert has stronger faith/conviction than someone born into religion + 100% confidence that God exists. Timestamps for main topic changes (Add 35 seconds if listening to the podcast version of this talk): 3:33 Claim about Converts vs. Indoctrinations 20:47 Claim about God’s existence 40:09 answer to “the question” regarding whether SE should always gently challenge beliefs Respect: It's possible that my interlocutor will read the comments, so be respectful. Join us next time on the SE (Collaborative) Discord: https://bit.ly/sebyfire and be sure to check out the main SE Discord server: https://biy.ly/streetepi twitter: @centratheist email: se.convos@gmail.com Music provided by Jim Rhodes, with Dan Harris on lap steel.

Summary: Justin returns the next day with Kasia, who wants to explore her claim that Jesus is real, so I turned it into a breakdown video. Watch BREAKDOWN of this talk: https://youtu.be/MEcSB04qXlY (this video) Watch talk WITHOUT breakdown: https://youtu.be/H6azBRBF6F4 Location: San Antonio, Texas Recorded: 8 October 2019 Released: 27 February 2020 Thanks to The Conru Foundation for supporting Street Epistemology International. Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco (follow me) YouTube: https://youtube.com/magnabosco210 (tons of videos) Facebook: https://facebook.com/magnabosco210 (like my page) Website: https://anthonymagnabosco.com (contact me, appearances) SE Resources: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-resources SE Community: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-community SE Discord Server: https://discord.gg/sKap3zM Skip ahead to a desired point in my breakdown (you may have to scroll back a tad from these links as these go to the start of my commentary): -- Anthony's Intro: 00:16 Wide Shot Cam Notes: 00:38 Talk Without Commentary: 01:03 What's With the First Guy? 01:49 Something Bugged Me: 02:21 He Came Back for More: 03:51 What Did He Tell Her: 04:33 Two Interlocutors?! 04:53 A Serendipitous Moment: 05:30 Rules of Engagement: 06:47 Establish Confidence Level: 07:25 Confirm Scale Adherence: 08:12 Commending Your Partner: 08:54 My Ques...Oops: 10:40 Stay Focused: 12:03 Repeating Questions: 13:13 Encourage Clarity: 13:46 Quick Reassurances: 14:12 Active Listening: 14:54 Brief, Wonderful Pause: 15:36 Whiteboard Usages: 16:16 Revisit Consent: 17:29 What Should I Ask Next? 17:49 Outsider Test: 18:38 Intentional Head Scratch: 19:13 Are They Both Theists? 19:48 Not Entirely Confident: 20:41 I Love This Line: 21:19 Commend Your Partner: 21:58 Parting Gifts: 22:37 Revealing Your View: 23:35 Whiteboard Redux: 24:10 Sharing Narratives: 24:43 You Asked for It: 25:44 Minimize Distractions: 27:04 Building Trust: 27:32 An Unexpected Pause: 28:15 Rewording For Clarity: 28:50 More Commendation: 29:26 Educational Opportunity: 29:33 I Dropped the Ball: 30:28 Testing Capability: 30:51 Math Comparison: 31:28 It All Makes Sense to Me: 32:47 Head Nodding: 33:17 Explore Their Limits: 33:41 Getting Antsy: 34:36 Not Jumping In: 35:21 Watched SE Vids? 36:26 Shaky Footage: 37:40 Wrap-Up: 38:28 -- Note: Add 35 seconds to these timestamps if listening to the podcast version of this talk. Audio correction provided by Philipp Grzemba. Thumbnail assistance provided by Bell. Intro Music 'Finally The Sun' by Audio Hertz, provided by YouTube. ** Add foreign language captions w/YouTube's community contributions tools ** Mistakes: Please let me know if you spot any. Recorded w/Go-Pro. Edited w/PowerDirector. The views addressed here are mine and mine alone, and are not necessarily shared by members of my family and friends.

Summary: Christina returns for a fourth talk where we initially set out to explore her antinatalist view that it is unethical to bring a person into the world without consent, but quickly explore her personal position on end-of-life options. Watch video of talk here: https://youtu.be/LKF_-dFEv0c Wikipedia': "Antinatalism, or anti-natalism, is a philosophical position and social movement that assigns a negative value to birth. Antinatalists argue that people should abstain from procreation because it is morally bad." My first three talks with Cristina were in my view, inconsequential to this topic, and will likely never be uploaded. We are hoping to meet again soon on camera to revisit the morality of anti-natalism, as I regret not having spent more time on that. Cristina and I worked out many of the details surrounding the release of this video and I hope she feels comfortable keeping our channel of communication open should she wish to talk again. Link to SSA Website: https://secularstudents.org/ Link to RFR Website: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/ Link to Truth Wanted YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/truthwanted Link to National (US) Suicide Prevention Hotline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Location: San Antonio, Texas Recorded: 18 November 2019 Released: 6 February 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco (follow me) YouTube: https://youtube.com/magnabosco210 (tons of videos) Facebook: https://facebook.com/magnabosco210 (like my page) Website: https://anthonymagnabosco.com (contact me, appearances) SE Resources: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-resources SE Community: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-community SE Discord Server: https://discord.gg/sKap3zM Skip ahead to a desired point in the talk (clickable timestamps can be found in the top pinned comment of this video): -- Prelude: 00:03 Claim (What): 01:38 Clarifying: 03:16, 03:29 Challenging: 04:16, 05:21, 07:45, 08:17, 08:30, 09:37, 11:36, 12:37 Repeating: 04:41, 08:46, 10:14 Pausing: 05:41, 08:09 Aporia: 05:27, 08:35, 11:44, 12:43 Wondering: 15:13 Questions for Me: 13:32 Skate or Die: 05:51 Closing: 06:10, 15:29 Re-Cap: 16:14 Outro: 17:28 -- Note: Add 35 seconds to these timestamps if listening to the podcast version of this talk. Audio correction provided by Philipp Grzemba. Music provided by Jim Rhodes, with Dan Harris on lap steel. Links to References in Video: Watch full talk w/Shane from Prelude: LINK COMING SOON ** Add foreign language captions w/YouTube's community contributions tools ** Mistakes: Please let me know if you spot any. Recorded w/Go-Pro. Edited w/PowerDirector. The views addressed here are mine and mine alone, and are not necessarily shared by members of my family and friends.

Recorded: 30 January 2020 Uploaded: 30 January 2020 Released: 3 February 2020 Watch video here: https://youtu.be/O7Jo_J7u2W8 Join the Discord server for next time! Link: https://discord.gg/eVX3MCe This is a Follow up interview with an intent to answer questions. Watch the previous interview here: https://youtu.be/5J398MCg3L0 The goal of SE is not necessarily to change a belief, but to exercise and explore good reasoning for how we know what we know. Is it possible to resolve differences of belief without debate? Are we open minded to the idea that we are close minded? What would it take to change our minds? I am an amateur philosopher. I can be wrong about my beliefs and would be happy to discover that I am. I encourage my viewers to consider this approach the next time we misunderstand or disagree with someone. Please consider multiple examples of this Conversation style before making a final judgment about it. Music provided by Jim Rhodes, with Dan Harris on lap steel.

Summary: AZ returns for another chat, where we try to establish his reasons for being around 40 percent confident that there is a higher power. And yes, "outlierism" isn't really a word. Or it is now? Links to References in Video: Watch first talk w/AZ: https://youtu.be/eyeIvE2XHJo Watch second talk w/AZ: https://youtu.be/sIJ8fsrrls8 (this talk) Richard Dawkins on Joe Rogan Podcast: https://youtu.be/_bN4spt3744 Location: San Antonio, Texas Recorded: 22 October 2019 Released: 30 January 2020 Links to References in Video: Watch first talk w/AZ: https://youtu.be/eyeIvE2XHJo Watch second talk w/AZ: https://youtu.be/sIJ8fsrrls8 (this video) Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco (follow me) YouTube: https://youtube.com/magnabosco210 (tons of videos) Facebook: https://facebook.com/magnabosco210 (like my page) Website: https://anthonymagnabosco.com (contact me, appearances) SE Resources: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-resources SE Community: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-community SE Discord Server: https://discord.gg/sKap3zM Skip ahead to a desired point in the talk (clickable timestamps can be found in the top pinned comment of this video): -- Prelude: 00:03 Refreshing: 03:10, 07:46 Challenging: 03:48, 05:37 Consenting: 03:53 Reassurance: 04:10, 08:53, 10:46, 17:15 Skate or Die: 04:42, 08:03, 20:35, 25:42 Confidence Scale: 04:53, 10:04 Pausing: 05:31, 21:37, 24:35 Clarifying: 06:03, 07:09, 10:53, 15:16, 24:04 Repeating: 06:11, 09:15, 23:24 Justification (Why): 06:36, 07:23, 07:57, 08:12, 12:19, 16:22, 23:14 Body Moves: 09:43, 21:30 Closing: 17:59, 24:39 Questions for Me: 18:34 Outro: 25:53 -- Note: Add 35 seconds to these timestamps if listening to the podcast version of this talk. Audio correction provided by Philipp Grzemba. Music provided by Jim Rhodes, with Dan Harris on lap steel. Timeline for anyone interested: 8/30/2019: Zain (1) 9/18/2019: Zain (2) 10/4/2019: Zain's atheist friend stops by 10/22/2019: My two chats with AZ and brief Zain (3) walk-by ** Add foreign language captions w/YouTube's community contributions tools ** Mistakes: Please let me know if you spot any. Recorded w/Go-Pro. Edited w/PowerDirector. The views addressed here are mine and mine alone, and are not necessarily shared by members of my family and friends.

Summary: AZ explores the benefits one might get from praying to a God, and the overall truth of the proposition. Links to References in Video: Watch first talk w/AZ: https://youtu.be/eyeIvE2XHJo (this talk) Watch second talk w/AZ: https://youtu.be/sIJ8fsrrls8 Location: San Antonio, Texas Recorded: 22 October 2019 Released: 30 January 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco (follow me) YouTube: https://youtube.com/magnabosco210 (tons of videos) Facebook: https://facebook.com/magnabosco210 (like my page) Website: https://anthonymagnabosco.com (contact me, appearances) SE Resources: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-resources SE Community: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-community SE Discord Server: https://discord.gg/sKap3zM Skeptic Conference QEDcon: https://qedcon.org/ Skip ahead to a desired point in the talk (clickable timestamps can be found in the top pinned comment of this video): -- Explanation: 00:40 Rapport-Building: 02:45 Claim (What): 03:33, 04:32 Challenging: 04:50, 05:13, 06:32, 07:05, 07:18 Justification (Why): 04:50, 06:13 Skate or Die: 05:04, 06:45 Repeating: 05:19, 08:24 Clarifying: 05:37, 06:40 Closing: 08:42 Questions for Me: 09:01 Encouraging: 09:12 Teaser: 10:17 Outro: 10:38 -- Note: Add 35 seconds to these timestamps if listening to the podcast version of this talk. Audio correction provided by Philipp Grzemba. Music provided by Jim Rhodes, with Dan Harris on lap steel. Timeline for anyone interested: 8/30/2019: Zain (1) 9/18/2019: Zain (2) 10/4/2019: Zain's atheist friend stops by 10/22/2019: My two chats with AZ and brief Zain (3) walk-by ** Add foreign language captions w/YouTube's community contributions tools ** Mistakes: Please let me know if you spot any. Recorded w/Go-Pro. Edited w/PowerDirector. The views addressed here are mine and mine alone, and are not necessarily shared by members of my family and friends.

Summary: Axel stops by to chat about his view that everyone should be allowed to have guns for personal protection regardless of what the government has to say about it. Watch video of talk here: https://youtu.be/ZZnZ1506rUg Location: San Antonio, Texas Recorded: 8 October 2019 Released: 16 January 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco (follow me) YouTube: https://youtube.com/magnabosco210 (tons of videos) Facebook: https://facebook.com/magnabosco210 (like my page) Website: https://anthonymagnabosco.com (contact me, appearances) SE Resources: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-resources SE Community: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-community SE Discord Server: https://discord.gg/sKap3zM Skip ahead to a desired point in the talk: -- Jesus Exhibit Teaser: 00:02 Reflections: 01:12 Explanation: 02:34 Sentence-Finishing: 03:44 Claim (What): 04:41 Repeating: 04:58, 05:41, 07:42, 09:21 Justification (Why): 05:04, 07:26 Mirroring: 05:49 Clarifying: 06:11, 06:49, 07:59 Aporia: 08:03 Reassurance: 08:10 Challenging: 08:36, 09:55 Questions for Me: 11:06, 12:21 Closing: 11:57 Re-Cap: 11:19 -- Note: Add 35 seconds to these timestamps if listening to the podcast version of this talk. Audio correction provided by Philipp Grzemba. Music provided by Jim Rhodes, with Dan Harris on lap steel. ** Add foreign language captions w/YouTube's community contributions tools ** Mistakes: I probably should have asked Axel to define "drastic" and see how many decreased deaths he would find compelling, instead of suggesting ones myself. Recorded w/Go-Pro. Edited w/PowerDirector. The views addressed here are mine and mine alone, and are not necessarily shared by members of my family and friends.

Recorded: 27 December 2019 Uploaded: 4 January 2020 Released: 11 January 2020 Re-Released: 14 January 2020 (with explanation) Watch video here: https://youtu.be/h4LXf_n3pNQ Join the Discord server for next time! Link: https://discord.gg/eVX3MCe Twitter: @centratheist Email: se.convos@gmail.com What? Practicing “Street Epistemology" by campfire - speaking with folks about what they believe and why. HOWEVER, in this particular interview, we decided to allow other “Street Epistemologists” the opportunity to partake in the questioning via Discord social media application. This was the first known attempt at this method of “co-operative, group SE”. There was no rehearsal or prior knowledge regarding the specific topic. Lauren had watched only 1 of Anthony Magnabosco’s SE videos (“Martiza”) prior to this, and the Discorders listening had no idea what she would be discussing. #streetepistemology #groupSE #collabSE Why? “Open-ended Socratic questioning is a highly effective and respectful way to address dogmatic beliefs supported by logical fallacies—without arguing or debate.” - Dr. Tyrone Wells. Background: Lauren and I had gone years and even decades without having this discussion, or anything like it. My studying Street Epistemology opened the door for us to finally have this respectful talk that was LONG overdue. We are now closer than ever! Lessons: Because of the amount of time it takes for the Discorders to type their questions after the “# next question” prompt, the flow of conversation was disrupted. (I therefore edited out this downtime for the sake creating a fluid video - the raw video was about 1H20M). HOWEVER, these downtimes allowed Lauren the opportunity to think deeply about the questions and her answers. This type of SE chat can probably only take place in a controlled environment for these reasons. This group method proved to be an effective way to communicate with a close family member since I wasn’t the one asking most of the questions. I can imagine that it could be even more helpful with a family member that is less obliging, less open, or less intellectually honest. Respect: It's possible that my interviewee will read the comments, so be respectful. Join the Discord server for next time! Link: https://discord.gg/eVX3MCe Music provided by Jim Rhodes, with Dan Harris on lap steel.