Ep 047: James | Are Taught Beliefs Always True? | Street Epistemology

Ep 047: James | Are Taught Beliefs Always True? | Street Epistemology San Antonio, TX 27 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 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 James was raised by his Grandmother to believe in the Christian God. We compare his taught belief to my Grandfather, who was raised to believe that smoking was safe, and if simply being taught something makes the belief true. I also experiment here by combining "commitment" and "convinced" into one belief scale. Notice around 1:45 James mentions being teased about Noah's Ark on Facebook and how he simply dismissed it ("that don't really affect me"). Pardon my obscure Alan Turing reference; I agreed to say the word "Turing" during an interview on behalf of the individual who became my 4k'th YouTube subscriber :) 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