Ep 380: Dialogue | Anthony Magnabosco | Marcos | Attachment (Prepping for the Idea Furnace)

Summary: Marcos and I construct a path he (and others) can use to prepare themselves before exploring certain beliefs one might be overly attached to AND we build a short list of things that might prevent us from doing so. Watch video of talk here: https://youtu.be/qk78XUGPbEg Location: San Antonio, Texas Recorded: 7 and 25 February 2020 Released: 1 May 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): -- Topic: How to Prepare for the "Idea Furnace": 08:24, 12:46, 33:36 Step 1: Identify the Claim: 16:48 Step 2: Identify Negative Emotional Reactions 18:04 Step 3: Identify and Neutralize Biases: 20:31 Step 4: Acknowledge Potential Stress: 23:44 Step 5: Consider Cultural Pushback: 27:29 Step 6: Identify Alternate Views / "Landing Points": 29:15 -- Topic: God's Existence/Character: 10:06, 33:02, 34:58, 36:21 Topic: Shape of Earth: 11:11, 20:02 -- Topic: What's Holding You Back?: 37:52 1. Attachment: 38:28 2. Lack of Imagination: 39:29 3. Hurt / Anxiety: 40:36 -- Prelude: 00:03 Explanation: 00:06, 05:29 What's the Protocol? 03:24 Join the SE Discord: 05:18 (Invite: https://discord.gg/sKap3zM) Topic Selection: 06:26, 07:54, 09:05 He Watched My Vids: 06:43 Cindy/Affirmations: 07:12 (Video: https://youtu.be/96TCFPsAO88) Gender Discussions: 07:20 (Video: https://youtu.be/BThJndS_xIQ) Commending: 10:45, 18:41, 43:36 Focusing Question: 11:45 Skate or Die: 14:42, 35:04, 37:45, 40:57, 41:42, 46:39, 48:17 Destination Check: 16:02 Resetting: 25:06, 27:29 Clarifying: 26:40, 27:39 Zain/Uncertainty: 31:28 (Video: https://youtu.be/XZuUbdmB7zA) Highpoint: 32:03 Embracing Uncertainty: 35:15 Feedback: 43:10 Closing: 44:22, 49:16 Questions for Me: 45:08 Re-Cap: 47:57 Outro: 49:32 -- 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: My talk w/Cindy (Affirmations): https://youtu.be/96TCFPsAO88 My talk w/Sydnee (Gender): https://youtu.be/BThJndS_xIQ My talk w/Zain (Uncertainty): https://youtu.be/XZuUbdmB7zA ** Add foreign language captions w/YouTube's community contributions tools ** Mistakes: A better description for the shape of the Earth is an "oblate spheroid," not an "oblong spheroid". 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.