Raena Believes that Extraterrestrials are Here to Help UsBeing Reasonable2021-12-30 | Raena believes that Extraterrestrials are real and are here to help us.
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The dialectic used in this film is known as 'Street Epistemology'. Would you like to learn how to have these sorts of positive & productive conversations? A new course on Street Epistemology will be available on November 15, 2023. Check it out: streetepistemology.com/learning-course
Written, Directed & Produced By Mark Solomon Cinematography By Joe Hirsch Art Direction By Andrea Hirsch Creative Consulting by Jennifer Peter Solomon Original Music by Mark Solomon & Kabbalah Cowboy A Street Savvy Production (2022)
2022 Finalist - San Francisco Indie Short Festival 2022 Semi-Finalist - BLASTOFF Film Festival 2022 Semi-Finalist - Palm Springs Movie Awards 2022 Semi-Finalist - Berlin Shorts Awards 2022 Semi-Finalist - Blow-Up International Arthouse Filmfest 2022 Silver Award - Spotlight Documentary Film AwardsTrauma Is Stored in the BodyBeing Reasonable2023-10-15 | Katie believes that trauma is stored in the body.
Katie Brader is a trauma psychotherapist in Durham who works mainly with couples and intergenerational families with members over the age of 18. You can soon find her discussing lots of her favorite topics on TikTok and Instagram at JustTalkingAboutShit. Also, katiebrader.com/.
beingreasonableshow.comPastor David Marini Believes That Jesus Christ Is God | Street Epistemology ReviewBeing Reasonable2023-01-22 | I'm joined by @CordialCuriosity, @SoundEpistemology, @NavigateWithNate , @TheRoadtoReflection and @InspireReflection to review the conversation I had with Pastor David Marini about Christianity.
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beingreasonableshow.comPastor David Marini Believes That Jesus Christ Is GodBeing Reasonable2023-01-15 | Pastor David Marini believes that Jesus Christ is God.
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beingreasonableshow.comJoelle Believes That We Are All Interconnected Through a Higher Power (Part 2)Being Reasonable2023-01-04 | Part 2 - Joelle Thomas, professional Intuitive & Shamanic Practitioner from PhoenixMoonRising Intuitive Services, believes that we are all interconnected through a higher power.
beingreasonableshow.comJoelle Believes That We Are All Interconnected Through a Higher Power (Part 1)Being Reasonable2022-12-30 | Part 1 - Joelle Thomas, professional Intuitive & Shamanic Practitioner from PhoenixMoonRising Intuitive Services, believes that we are all interconnected through a higher power.
beingreasonableshow.comBeth Is More Skeptical About Beliefs Found at the Body Mind Spirit Expo Than Her Christian BeliefsBeing Reasonable2022-11-30 | Anthony Magnabosco has a conversation with Beth, who is more skeptical about the beliefs found at the Body Mind Spirit Expo than her own Christian beliefs.
00:00 - Street Epistemology conversation 21:11 - CommentaryBrian Has Faith in GodBeing Reasonable2022-11-15 | Brian has a strong faith in God. With a special thanks to Anthony Magnabosco.
beingreasonableshow.comLaurel Believes in AstrologyBeing Reasonable2022-10-25 | Laurel believes in astrology. Not my finest hour, but I think it's beneficial to show the imperfect conversations, since those are the kind most of us have anyway. This conversation was recorded at the 2022 Body Mind Spirit Expo in Raleigh, NC.
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beingreasonableshow.comThree Street Epistemologists Having a Difficult ConversationBeing Reasonable2022-10-17 | Three Street Epistemologists have a difficult conversation surrounding claims associated with Wokeism. This video was filmed on 4/15/2022 while at Purdue University.
Chapter 1: Mark's entrance into the SE community 0:00 Chapter 2: Reid & Anthony's videos as early Influence 4:38 Chapter 3: How our SE conversations have changed including discussions of Truth 6:52 Chapter 4: One reason why we practice Street Epistemology 10:30 Chapter 5: Jewish Community Center daycare 14:15 Chapter 6: The current climate 16:24 Chapter 7: The benefits (costs) of owning an air fryer 20:11 Chapter 8: Are wokeism claims different from other claims? 21:00
Please subscribe to my YouTube Channel and to the Being Reasonable podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-reasonable/id1487687962 beingreasonableshow.comSarah Believes That Its Important To Ask People About Their BeliefsBeing Reasonable2022-09-28 | Sarah believes that it's important to ask people about their beliefs. This conversation was recorded at the 2022 Body Mind Spirit Expo in Raleigh, NC.
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beingreasonableshow.comKristen Believes in God/JesusBeing Reasonable2022-09-13 | Kristen believes in God/Jesus. This conversation was recorded at the 2022 Body Mind Spirit Expo in Raleigh, NC.
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beingreasonableshow.comBriana Believes in Christian OrthodoxyBeing Reasonable2022-09-06 | Briana believes in Christian orthodoxy. This conversation was recorded at the 2022 Body Mind Spirit Expo in Raleigh, NC. One of my favorite conversations of the day.
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beingreasonableshow.comEllie Believes in Unicorns & DragonsBeing Reasonable2022-08-27 | Ellie believes in unicorns & dragons. A super kid and a conversation that is remarkably similar to the conversations I have with some adults.
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beingreasonableshow.comPeter Boghossian Explains His Absence From Street EpistemologyBeing Reasonable2022-08-01 | This impromptu video was filmed at our hotel after a day spent on Dartmouth University’s campus for Peter Boghossian’s Social Justice Reverse Q&A University Tour. I thank Peter and Reid for use of their footage. Stay tuned because later this month I'm scheduled to SE Peter on a central Wokism claim of his.
Also thanks to Evan Gandy, Erin Herrick and Eris Apple.
Chapter 1: Why Peter Boghossian stepped away from SE - Part 1 0:00 Chapter 2: Peter’s claim that the Woke is blocking the way to inquiry 7:05 Chapter 3: Fallout Peter experienced after his time at Portland State University 9:09 Chapter 4: What is Street Epistemology 14:39 Chapter 5: Peter Boghossian’s Hidden Claim (Can you guess it?) 22:10 Chapter 6: How a mainstream embrace of SE techniques could change our society 30:26 Chapter 7: The logistics of Street Epistemology 32:42 Chapter 8: The future of Street Epistemology 37:05 Chapter 9: Benchmark for a successful SE conversation 39:54 Chapter 10: Why Peter Boghossian stepped away from SE - Part 2 41:30
beingreasonableshow.comPamela Believes in the Rights of All People (Part 3 - Pauls First Attempt at SE)Being Reasonable2022-07-06 | Pamela believes in the rights of all people. This was Paul's first attempt at SE and he did a terrific job despite the two of us not discussing the possibility that someone might present a normative claim. A normative claim is a claim that asserts that something OUGHT to be the case instead of something IS the case. I especially liked how Paul attempted to get some good definitions of the terms being used. Oh and discussing different conceptions of truth, especially for the new SEer, can be difficult to get your head around. Thanks to Pamela, who was a wonderful IL and a good sport.
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beingreasonableshow.comPauls Pre-SE Practice Session (Part 2)Being Reasonable2022-06-30 | We hold a productive practice SE session before Paul tries it out for the first time during our local "Last Fridays" event in Hillsborough, NC. A good rule of thumb for your initial practice sessions is to keep it simple and not attempt to master everything all at once. He does a terrific job. Up next you will see Paul's first attempt at SE.
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beingreasonableshow.comPaul Discusses Leaving the Mormon Faith and His Thoughts on Street Epistemology (Part 1)Being Reasonable2022-06-28 | Paul discusses leaving his Mormon faith and his thoughts on Street Epistemology. I really appreciated Paul's keen insight into the nature of his changed beliefs. Soon you will see Paul's very first attempt at SE (when we attended a public event together) which is just flat out one of my favorite videos to watch.
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beingreasonableshow.comChris Believes in GhostsBeing Reasonable2022-06-15 | Chris believes in ghosts. Nice convo despite the audio quality and "The Great Moving of The Tent"
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beingreasonableshow.comMacKenzie & Michael Changed Their BeliefsBeing Reasonable2022-06-09 | This was a super-enjoyable conversation with MacKenzie Cline & Michael Cline (no relation), who recently changed their beliefs and were kind enough to share with me some of their experiences and insights.
Also, this conversation happens to be a good reminder that undergoing major belief system changes can be difficult and not without consequences. And that during SE conversations the practitioner carries the burden to, at a minimum, understand the implications of what an absence of the belief might mean in that person’s life, regardless of the truth-value of the claim.
I have started to have more of these conversations (privately) and have appreciated them all. I just thought that this conversation would be particularly useful to share publicly. My suspicion is that there are a number of people out there like MacKenzie & Michael who happen to come across my content.
And just in case you might need some help, here’s a link to the good people over at Recovering From Religion. Like it says in the video, you are not alone (you’re really not).
beingreasonableshow.comNancy Believes in Reincarnation | Street Epistemology ReviewBeing Reasonable2022-06-03 | Reid (Cordial Curiosity), Diamond Discourse, and Dali (JugglingLessons), and I review my conversation with Nancy about #reincarnation.
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https://linktr.ee/StreetEpistemologyDeanna Believes No One Religion Contains Absolute Truth (Part 4)Being Reasonable2022-05-30 | Deanna drops by our local "Last Fridays" event to discuss the claim that no one religion contains the absolute truth. This video shows that SE can be used to investigate the nature of any claim.
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beingreasonableshow.comVanessa Believes in the Power of Tarot Cards (Part 2)Being Reasonable2022-03-19 | Vanessa from Divine Magic 223 in Raleigh, NC believes in the power of Tarot Cards. Part 2.
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beingreasonableshow.comVanessa Believes in the Power of Tarot Cards (Part 1)Being Reasonable2022-03-13 | Vanessa from Divine Magic 223 in Raleigh, NC believes in the power of Tarot Cards. Part 1.
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beingreasonableshow.comBen Revisits His Belief That We Are All Experiencing Spiritual Trauma (Part 2)Being Reasonable2022-03-09 | Ben revisits his belief that we are all experiencing spiritual trauma. It takes a bit to get there but this turned out to be a good lesson regarding how confidence levels can help individuals better think about the quality of the reasons for their beliefs.
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beingreasonableshow.comWe Are Spiritual Beings w/ Joe | Street Epistemology ReviewBeing Reasonable2022-02-19 | I'm joined by Reid (Cordial Curiosity), Janosch, and Will (Inspire Reflection) to review my conversation with Joe about Christianity.
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https://linktr.ee/StreetEpistemologyChristian Fellowship Campus Director Joe Newell Believes We Are Spiritual BeingsBeing Reasonable2022-02-17 | We speak with Joe Newell, Campus Director for Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship at UNC-Chapel Hill. Joe believes that we are spiritual beings.
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beingreasonableshow.comCupping Therapy w/ Nick Van Ngo | Street Epistemology ReviewBeing Reasonable2022-02-05 | I'm joined by Nathan (Abstract Activist), Michael (LiveWell), Janosch, Will (Deviant Robot), Bob (Mortgage Hill Musings) to discuss my conversation with Nick about cupping therapy.
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youtube.com/channel/UCQU9GcG93HyDa4oV_TbO9vQLast Conversation of the DayBeing Reasonable2022-01-28 | Last conversation of the day. Sometimes SE, sometimes not. Sometimes we were understanding each other, sometimes not. And sometimes the conversation was slightly confusing. But Deante really considered every single question - he was just so thoughtful. And I think in the end he just wanted to be heard.
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beingreasonableshow.comRaena Believes that Extraterrestrials are Here to Help Us’ | Street Epistemology ReviewBeing Reasonable2022-01-23 | I am joined by Reid (Cordial Curiosity), Nathan (Abstract Activist) Will (DeviantRobot), Matt, and Janosch to review my conversation with Raena about extraterrestrials being here to help us.
beingreasonableshow.comAleathia Believes in Smoke CleansingBeing Reasonable2021-12-20 | Aleathia from Goddess Sage Wands in North Carolina believes in the power of Smoke Cleansing.
I wish to thank Aleathia as she was very kind to speak with me. This wasn't my best SE, mostly because I was unable to remain dispassionate at the end. Also, I think at the end I deployed questions that were not "outsider" enough to be taken for consideration.
After viewing this video (and others of mine) I think I become more impassioned when I encounter highly entrenched beliefs. In cases like this I am reacting to what I think these beliefs represent about our world and not to any specific belief and definitely not to any IL personally.
It has a been suggested that one strategy to address this issue is to think about the belief as separate from the individual. But I do find myself wondering how to correctly/accurately think about the relationship between staunch beliefs and the holders of such beliefs.
And regarding the very last "scene", personally speaking I am not too quick to pass judgement here. I actually viewed it as refreshingly honest.
beingreasonableshow.comA Certified Angel Light Messenger Discusses Her Beliefs in AngelsBeing Reasonable2021-12-16 | We speak with Kim McAllister, Certified Angel Light Messenger at Rainbow Wings Consulting. Kim sits down to discuss her belief in how having relationships with Angels can benefit one’s life as well as the people around you.
beingreasonableshow.comPastor Discusses His Belief that People Hold Beliefs Based on the Lenses in Which they See the WorldBeing Reasonable2021-12-16 | Parish Pastor Will Rose from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church & Lutheran Campus Ministry discusses his belief that people hold beliefs based on the lenses in which they see the world.
beingreasonableshow.comA Christian Evolutionary Biologist Reconciles Faith With ScienceBeing Reasonable2021-12-15 | David Remington, associate professor in the Department of Biology at UNCG, reconciles his Christian faith with his scientific endeavors. Also, Stephanie Berst considers the power of Astrology as a tool for examining one's life.
beingreasonableshow.comDir. for a Christian Medical & Dental Assoc. Discusses His Belief Christianity is Beneficial to Drs.Being Reasonable2021-12-15 | We speak with Corey Whittaker, area director and pastor for Triangle Christian Medical & Dental Associations. Corey discusses his belief that Christianity is true and beneficial to physicians' practice of medicine.