Debating World Views - Chapter 2: Epistemology and Authority - Part 1

The subjects of the chapters are revisited again later on in the series. So we will leave the subject on forming beliefs on the basis of, or contrary to experience for now. This video serves as an introduction on the first chapter on forming beliefs on the basis of various types of authority.

Opening music:
Song: The Moor
Band: Opeth
Album: Still life

Background music:
Song: The Positive Distraction
Artist: Paul Collier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCpPA0...

Category:

Education

Tags:

• debating
• world
• views
• discussion
• atheism
• theism
• god
• religion
• epistemology
• science
• philosophy
• arguments
• logic

[Mectrixctic]

Except Ryan did read the books X, Y, and Z, whereas Brian didn't read A, B, or C. :P

[KnownNoMore]

@Mectrixctic

No they both read the exact same books

[COEXISTential]

Loving the differing shades of greenists, yellowists, etc. :D

[AkasakaS2000]

An ad for Firefox? jkjk ignore me please

[anothernullifidian]

far too much time for the content received

[balanceseeker]

@KnownNoMore Fair enough, but I thought more clarification would be helpful in analyzing the situation presented. I find an implied conclusion, that two people can look at the same evidence and arrive at diametrically opposed conclusions, to be interesting. I just thought it would be interesting to explore the fullness of the situation involved to understand why that is.

[KnownNoMore]

@balanceseeker

Its part of the illustration that you dont know what the arguments are or even what the world views are. This video is intentionally vague. This video is also not an argument itself on my part.

Also remember that this video is not a stand alone like none of the videos in the series stand on their own, they suplement eachother and are part of a larger picture.

So if this video doesnt do anything for you, then it simply doesnt. Thats perfectly fine.

[balanceseeker]

@KnownNoMore Well, I was basing my response on the available information, and I am quite aware that in many debates, indeed in many cases where worldviews collide, the use of fallacious arguments is fairly commonplace. It shouldn't be, of course, as such argumentation does not bolster one's position.

Now that things are a bit more vague, is it part of this illustration that both sides have good, valid, and indeed sound arguments for the position of Green and Yellow?

[KnownNoMore]

"Except the part about books XYZ highlighting the fallacious arguments made in books ABC, and vice versa..."

Thats the position of the authors. Maybe one of them is wrong, maybe they are both wrong. Maybe both world views are wrong. Maybe one of them is correct. Dont assume to much.

"When they knowingly accept fallacious arguments"

They dont knowningly accept them, and maybe one side actually has sound and valid arguments. You cant know that since you know nothing about the books yourself