Street Epistemology and the Secular Student Alliance
Street Epistemology and the Secular Student Alliance Perfectly Positioned (to Make a Difference) UTSA SSA | San Antonio, Texas Recorded: 27 January 2016 Uploaded: 1 February 2016 Twitter: / magnabosco Facebook: / magnabosco210 IMPORTANT LINKS BELOW! My presentation was called 'Street Epistemology and the Secular Student Alliance: Perfectly Positioned', hosted by the SSA of University of Texas San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas. The discussion took place on the UTSA campus on January 27, 2016 in front of a group of approximately 50 people. Audio-Only Version: http://tinyurl.com/SP-SE-AM-UTSASSA Visit the UTSA Secular Student Alliance Website: http://www.utsasecularstudentalliance... Serious about Street Epistemology? Send a Join Request to the PRIVATE Street Epistemology Facebook Group to meet others who have similar conversations with believers from all over the world: / streetepistemology Note: Special thanks to my friends Julian Franklin and Joe Anderson who helped me conceptualize many of the points covered in this talk. Note: A sincere thank you to the SSA for going along with me using your group as an example to help convey an important message to a wider viewing audience. The SSA at UTSA is a wonderful organization filled with caring, dedicated people who are making a real difference in our community. I hope each and every one of you understand that I wish to build bridges with the SSA, not tear anything down. Suggested Tabling Questions Included in the Talk: ~~ Why do you believe in a God? Has/is everything you've been taught, true? Do beliefs that give comfort make them true? How important is faith for arriving at a truth? Are feelings the best way to know if something is true? What makes your Holy Book more believable than all those others? What do you find reliable about faith? Do you have evidence for your God belief? How could a person test that prayer actually works? When did you last honestly question your God belief? What if you were taught something that wasn't true? Can doubt ever be beneficial? Does one need a God belief in order to be good? If your God belief was mistaken, how would you discover that? Is personal experience always reliable? Would you rather have evidence or faith for your God belief? Would this campus be better if we all believed true things? ~~ Additional Tabling Questions Not Included in the Talk: ~~ Is the need for group acceptance behind your God belief? Do you believe in something that isn't real? How does it feel to discover you were mistaken about something? How does it feel to discover you were correct about something? If you were raised Christian, would you believe it today? If you were raised Muslim, would you still be today? If you were raised Hindu, would you still be today? If you were raised Pagan, would you still be today? If you were raised atheist, would you still be today? Is a belief true simply because it is old? Is a belief true because lots of other people hold it? Does prayer always work? What does a failed prayer look like? How could a person build a test for karma? How could a person build a test for miracles? How could a person build a test for prayer? How could a person build a test for a God? What would it take to discard your belief? Did you know community exists for people who don't use faith? Mistakes: Please let me know if you notice any mistakes so that I can address them here for self-improvement. NOTE: I may have used the abbreviation 'SE' and/or misspelled 'Str_eet Epi_stem_ology' on purpose to help searchers find the best examples of this method. MY FAVORITES ~ My Favs 2017: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-FAVS2017 My Favs 2016: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-FAVS2016 My Favs 2015: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-FAVS2015 My Favs 2014: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-FAVS2014 DIG DEEPER ~ Critiques: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-CRITIQUES Interviews: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-INTERVIEWS Others: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-OTHERS Presentations: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-PRESENTAT... Quick-Clips: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-QUICKCLIPS Random: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-RANDOM Tutorials: http://tinyurl.com/PL-AM-SE-TUTORIALS RESOURCES (meet others using and learning this approach) ~ SE Website: http://tinyurl.com/SE-AM-WEBSITE Facebook Group: http://tinyurl.com/SE-FB-GROUP Facebook Page: http://tinyurl.com/SE-FB-PAGE Read the Book: Peter Boghossian: 'A Manual for Creating Atheists' http://tinyurl.com/SE-PB-AMFCA Get the App: Peter Boghossian: 'Atheos' (Android and iOS) http://tinyurl.com/SE-PB-ATHEOS TECHNICAL ~ Video captured using Go-Pro Video edited using PowerDirector The views addressed here are mine and mine alone, and are not necessarily shared by members of my family and friends. #StreetEpistemologyPresentations
