The Street Epistemology Podcast

Ep 095: Maheep (2) | Faith is Blind | Street Epistemology San Antonio, Texas 20 November 2015 More details about this talk below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnabosco210 Playlist of My Top Five: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-TOP5 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 Bails & Fails: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-BANDF Want to Learn More About Street Epistemology? Read the Book: Peter Boghossian: 'A Manual for Creating Atheists' http://tinyurl.com/SE-PB-AMFCA Playlist of Maheep: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-MAHEEP After having searched for Maheep for nearly two months since our first talk, I jumped at the chance to have a few more minutes after spotting him, despite a noisy location, unprepared equipment (just finished conducting five talks beforehand and my fatigued gear was stashed away), and a very small window of time. I was determined to keep the discussion on faith, even though Maheep offered another reason for holding his belief (the longevity of the Hindu books and claims). Now that he has my card saved on his phone, I'm hopeful we will have a chance to talk under better circumstance. Music provided by Chet Hovatter. Mistakes: Maheep originally stated he was 75 percent confident that Vishnu exists, but so much time had passed, it seems we both remembered that number being 80 percent. I didn't seem like a big deal, but worth noting here as a mistake. Please let me know if you notice any mistakes so that I can address them here for self-improvement. Video captured using Go-Pro 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

Ep 094: New Street Epistemology Channel | Epistreet by Mr. Hibou San Antonio, Texas 4 December 2016 More details about this talk below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Epi_Street ~ Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnabosco210 Want to Learn More About Street Epistemology? Read the Book: Peter Boghossian: 'A Manual for Creating Atheists' http://tinyurl.com/SE-PB-AMFCA The 'Epistreet by Mr. Hibou' YouTube Channel: http://tinyurl.com/PL-MH-SE-EPISTREET Rémi (aka Mister Hibou) is uploading brand new Street Epistemology conversations to his new YouTube Channel called 'Epistreet'. Music provided by Chet Hovatter. Mistakes: Please let me know if you notice any mistakes so that I can address them here for self-improvement. Video captured using Go-Pro 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/Epi_Street ~ Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnabosco210

Ep 093: Quick-Clip Clara | Stealing Truth | Street Epistemology San Antonio, Texas 1 June 2016 More details about this talk below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnabosco210 Playlist of More Quick-Clips http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-QUICKCLIPS Playlist of Street Epistemology: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-ST-EPS Playlist of My Top Five: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-TOP5 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 Bails & Fails: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-BANDF Want to Learn More About Street Epistemology? Read the Book: Peter Boghossian: 'A Manual for Creating Atheists' http://tinyurl.com/SE-PB-AMFCA Clara wonders if something is true just because people can feel happy about it. Music by Chet Hovatter. Mistakes: Please let me know if you notice any mistakes so that I can address them here for self-improvement. Video captured using Go-Pro 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

Ep 092: Quick-Clip Sam | Weighing the Soul | Street Epistemology San Antonio, Texas 30 November 2016 More details about this talk below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnabosco210 Playlist of More Quick-Clips http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-QUICKCLIPS Playlist of Street Epistemology: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-ST-EPS Playlist of My Top Five: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-TOP5 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 Bails & Fails: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-BANDF Want to Learn More About Street Epistemology? Read the Book: Peter Boghossian: 'A Manual for Creating Atheists' http://tinyurl.com/SE-PB-AMFCA Audio-Only Version: http://tinyurl.com/SP-SE-AM-QCWTS Sam believes in reincarnation and that she has a soul because an experiment once reported that souls weigh seven pounds. Music provided by Chet Hovatter. Mistakes: Please let me know if you notice any mistakes so that I can address them here for self-improvement. Video captured using Go-Pro 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

Ep 091: Mary | A Touchy Subject | Street Epistemology San Antonio, Texas 30 November 2016 More details about this talk below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnabosco210 Playlist of Street Epistemology: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-ST-EPS Playlist of My Top Five: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-TOP5 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 Bails & Fails: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-BANDF Want to Learn More About Street Epistemology? Read the Book: Peter Boghossian: 'A Manual for Creating Atheists' http://tinyurl.com/SE-PB-AMFCA Mary knows that her God exists because of faithful belief. Music provided by Chet Hovatter. Mistakes: Around 2:42 I said "olderly" but meant "elderly". Oops. Please let me know if you notice any mistakes so that I can address them here for self-improvement. Video captured using Go-Pro 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

Ep 090: New Street Epistemology Channel | Cordial Curiosity San Antonio, Texas 1 December 2016 More details about this talk below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/CordialCurious Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnabosco210 Want to Learn More About Street Epistemology? Read the Book: Peter Boghossian: 'A Manual for Creating Atheists' http://tinyurl.com/SE-PB-AMFCA Playlist of Cordial Curiosity: http://tinyurl.com/PL-RN-SE-CC Reid Nicewonder is uploading brand new Street Epistemology conversations to his new YouTube Channel called 'Cordial Curiosity'. Music provided by Chet Hovatter. Mistakes: Please let me know if you notice any mistakes so that I can address them here for self-improvement. Video captured using Go-Pro 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/CordialCurious Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnabosco210

Ep 089: Maheep (1) | Family + Faith = Vishnu | Street Epistemology San Antonio, Texas 1 October 2015 More details about this talk below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnabosco210 Playlist of My Top Five: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-TOP5 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 Bails & Fails: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-BANDF Want to Learn More About Street Epistemology? Read the Book: Peter Boghossian: 'A Manual for Creating Atheists' http://tinyurl.com/SE-PB-AMFCA Playlist of Maheep: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-MAHEEP Maheep is a Hindu and 75 sure Vishnu exists. He uses both faith and the fact he was raised with the belief to have such a high degree of confidence. Near the end of the talk Maheep admits that, were he not raised in the belief and viewed it as an outsider, he would hold a much lower confidence. This talk had some interesting parallels to my chat with Makayla. Playlist of Makayla: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-MAKAYLA Mistakes: Please let me know if you notice any mistakes so that I can address them here for self-improvement. Video captured using Go-Pro 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

Blog Post | No Street Required | Street Epistemology http://streetepistemology.com 15 November 2016 No Street Required https://streetepistemology.com/publications/no_street_required By J.F. Pugh Music provided by Chet Hovatter. Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnabosco210

Ep 087: Johnny | The Assurance of Things Untested | Street Epistemology San Antonio, Texas 9 November 2015 More details about this talk below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnabosco210 Playlist of My Top Five: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-TOP5 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 Bails & Fails: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-BANDF Want to Learn More About Street Epistemology? Read the Book: Peter Boghossian: 'A Manual for Creating Atheists' http://tinyurl.com/SE-PB-AMFCA Johnny uses faith as the foundation for many beliefs that bring him to 100 percent confidence, including the healing power of prayer, the Holy Spirit reveals Jesus to people, and the Bible contains the answer to every human question. Although Johnny early on admits that—even if healing events ceased—he would still believe, I found it interesting that our later discussion on his ability to use faith to heal a young cancer patient revealed that his method for arriving at such a high degree of confidence was awfully similar to hope. Music provided by Chet Hovatter. Mistakes: I should have let Johnny come up with an example or two where doubting something proved to have a positive outcome. Please let me know if you notice any mistakes so that I can address them here for self-improvement. Video captured using Go-Pro 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

Ep 086: Kayla | Everything I Have | Street Epistemology San Antonio, Texas 2 September 2015 More details about this talk below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnabosco210 Playlist of My Top Five: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-TOP5 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 Bails & Fails: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-BANDF Want to Learn More About Street Epistemology? Read the Book: Peter Boghossian: 'A Manual for Creating Atheists' http://tinyurl.com/SE-PB-AMFCA Playlist of Kayla: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-KAYLA "I know there's more than just faith, but I'm not really quite sure what more there is." Kayla was tabling for an on-campus Christian ministry group called Chi Alpha when she agreed to speak with me, and believes Jesus came to her a year ago during a religious event called 'Break Away'. Rather than discuss the reliability of faith during our initial talk, I instead decided to see if Kayla would commit to lowering her confidence from the 100 percent if that turned out to be the case. In essence, this was a discussion about a discussion. Although I searched for Kayla to see if she would like to talk with me again, I unfortunately never spotted her, nor did I receive any messages from her. I ran into the lead pastor of Kayla's group twenty days after this talk, and Kyle and I ended up having quite a discussion: https://youtu.be/Tkpz5btDdgM While I don't normally mention non-believing groups like the SSA (Secular Student Alliance) to my interlocutors, it seemed appropriate after Kayla implied that losing faith would "take away everything that I have". Music provided by Chet Hovatter. Mistakes: As usual, I should have spent more time building rapport with the students and Kayla at the start of the encounter. Please let me know if you notice any mistakes so that I can address them here for self-improvement. Video captured using Go-Pro 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