Discusssion without Compromise (God / Trans / Islam etc)
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#1. Warmup: Opinions and changing people's minds
- 'Internet of beefs' https://ribbonfarm.com/2020/01/16/the-internet-of-beefs/ Does anyone care what you think?
2. Ecumenical religious services ( 'June 2, 2019: Interfaith Service at Bedford United Church with our Muslim Friends' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WvF8tBsw1A 0:00-1:05)
Are all opinions and viewpoints equal?
3. Audience capture ('What is an echo chamber?' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se20RoB331w 0:00-2:16)
Why do 'birds of a feather flock together'?
4. Changing people's mind ( 'The Debate That Changed Destiny's Philosophy' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRx4yID9xR0 1:05:00-1:13:00)
If something is true and or good, is it worth sharing?
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( 'Street Epistemology in Action: Examining Beliefs About Gender | Peter Boghossian' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3FZMvelAKw 3:48-8:03)
#2. Clarifying disagreement (defining exactly where you disagree)
5. Why should the other person listen to you?
# Hearing verification (finding out how they verify consistency)
6. How do you know the other person is listening to you?
# Stronger Disagreement (steelmanning arguments & persuasion )
7. How will they hear your facts through their feelings?
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#3. The Importance and usefulness of fierce debate (Watching seamonsters fight)
( 'GodLogic DOMINATES Top Muslim Preacher at Speakers Corner!' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz4aAxmaJ5A 13:00-18:00)
8. Is the key context?
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Afterparty:
## Is the discourse a landscape?
The open sea where sea monsters fight (debate), the beach (the internet), the estuary (us), the river and lakes (contemplative) and the mountains (source).