Ep 416: Interview | Dr. Peter Boghossian and Anthony Magnabosco | Perplexity (Bridging the Chasm)

The Street Epistemology Podcast

Street Epistemology: Bridging the Chasm | (Perplexity) With Dr. Peter Boghossian and Anthony Magnabosco Summary: Dr. Peter Boghossian asked me to join one of his classes to speak on atheism and Street Epistemology, and we ended up having a truly amazing and honest discussion. I hope people will give both of us the utmost charity with our stated views, and if you would like to challenge them, please consider becoming familiar with this wonderful method of dialectical interaction that has seemingly unbelievable potential for drastically improving humanity. Video unavailable out of respect for the students (sorry I didn't get to your questions). Location: San Antonio, Texas Recorded: 28 October 2020 Released: 3 November 2020 per·plex·i·ty /per'pleksede/ noun 1. inability to deal with or understand something complicated or unaccountable. 2. an entangled state. "Faith is what allows people to smuggle in insufficient evidence to support their claim." "Faith is what allows people to smuggle in evidence that is insufficient to support their claim." 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: -- Introduction: 00:01 Anthony's Background: 00:32 Street Epistemology Overview: 03:51 What has Anthony Learned?: 04:19 Have Anthony's Beliefs Changed?: 07:24 Engaging in Difficult Conversations: 09:36 Releasing the "Bad" Talks: 13:20 Importance of Defining Words: 14:08 Finding a Video to Review: 16:56 Example (Quenching Thirsty Spirits): 19:28 (video of talk with Maritza here) The Benefit of Repeat Talks: 23:52 Analyzing the Maritza Interaction: 24:25 The Importance of Being Honest: 26:32 Go Where Your Interlocutor Takes You: 28:52 Check in with Your Conversation Partner: 29:57 Perplexity: 30:32 Manipulation?: 33:43 A Cultural Moment: 35:00 Tainted by Association: 38:12 'When in Doubt' Film: 38:58 (https://www.gofundme.com/f/whenindoubtfilm) Daryl Davis: 39:08 The Definition of Atheist/Atheism: 41:00 The Defining of Words: 42:55 Unpacking Faith: 43:42 Unpacking Hope: 49:26, 53:00 Silverman, Stenger: 51:55 Meeting Psychological Needs: 54:18 Unpacking Desire: 55:33 Unvirtuous Faith: 56:05 Presuppositionalists: 1:00:45 Seeing the Unseen: 1:07:47 We Have a Serious Problem Here: 1:09:16 Is College Education a Factor?: 1:16:25 Interviewing on Campus: 1:17:33 Are Debates Just Posturing?: 1:18:02 David McRaney/Mark Sargent: 1:18:29 The Before Times/Star Trek: 1:18:58 Bridging the Chasm: 1:19:47 Closing: 1:23:16 -- Note: Add roughly 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 talks w/Maritza: https://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-MARITZA Socratic Pedagogy: Perplexity, Humiliation, Shame and a Broken Egg: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-5812.2011.00773.x 'When in Doubt' Film: https://www.gofundme.com/f/whenindoubtfilm Link to Pete's Class Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-TOP20 Watch talk w/Jason (Presuspper): https://youtu.be/LmCujhOfazY Watch talk w/Gordon ("which is unfortunate"): https://youtu.be/9DKORQnfj-4 Mistakes: 'Tis not Hebrews 1:11. We're referring to Hebrews 11:1. I also hope* our laughing while referencing my talk with Gordon is not taken as laughing at him--it was the broader situation of not being able to see things so clearly unless you are observing them in others or yourself. 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.