12 episodes

Promoting Skepticism, Reason, and Critical Thinking

Kenneth Leonard Kenneth Leonard

    • Education

Promoting Skepticism, Reason, and Critical Thinking

    Does Evolution Disprove the Bible? A Sermon Deconstruction

    Does Evolution Disprove the Bible? A Sermon Deconstruction

    In this video I'm reacting to a sermon delivered by Jay Wegter as part of a series called Credible Christianity, presented by Highpoint Church in San Diego, CA, on March 14, 2018.

    • 3 hrs 10 min
    Thrash Metal and Skepticism. An Interview with Katy Montgomerie

    Thrash Metal and Skepticism. An Interview with Katy Montgomerie

    I sat down with Katy Montgomerie to talk about engaging with nobheads on Twitter, how intuition isn't knowledge, transphobia, mixed martial arts, bone density, bad arguments, the definitive Top Five Guitarists of All Time, the Dunning-Kruger effect (featuring both Dunning and Kruger), opposition to critical thinking, elitism, and being entitled to our opinions.



    Featuring: Katy Montgomerie

    https://twitter.com/KatyMontgomerie​

    https://www.youtube.com/katymontgomerie​



    Check out Dehumanaut - In the Ruins of Light: https://youtu.be/6Wbg2oziX-M​



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    • 47 min
    The Thinking Atheist. An Interview With Seth Andrews

    The Thinking Atheist. An Interview With Seth Andrews

    I sat down with Seth Andrews to talk about Stryper, culture, empathy, American conservative Christianity, the importance of curiosity, and the philosophical implications of Oklahoma highway toll gate interactions.



    Featuring:

    Seth Andrews

    https://twitter.com/SethAndrewsTTA​ 

    http://www.TheThinkingAtheist.com/​ 

    https://www.youtube.com/TheThinkingAtheist

    https://www.patreon.com/sethandrews​



    Pick up your copy of "Confessions of a Former Fox News Christian" at https://www.sethandrews.com/​

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    • 56 min
    Celebrating a Decade of Black Nonbelievers. An Interview with Mandisa Thomas

    Celebrating a Decade of Black Nonbelievers. An Interview with Mandisa Thomas

    I sat down with Mandisa Thomas to discuss the ongoing work and the upcoming 10th anniversary celebration of Black Nonbelievers Inc., the legacy of black nonbelievers in the U.S., the impact of religion on POCs in the U.S., the importance of empathy as a component of effective skepticism, the importance of centering black voices and black activism, and how all the best East Coast rappers seem to come from Queens.



    Featuring:

    Mandisa Thomas

    https://blacknonbelievers.com/​

    https://blacknonbelievers.org/bns10th2021/

    https://twitter.com/mandy0904​

    https://twitter.com/BNonbelievers​

    https://www.patreon.com/mandisalateefah​



    Be sure to check out:



    Candace R. M. Gorham ("The Ebony Exodus Project")

    Christopher A. Cameron ("Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism")

    Sikivu Hutchinson ("Humanists in the Hood: Unapolagetically Black, Feminist, and Heretical")

     

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    • 47 min
    Skepticism: What it Is, and What it Ain't

    Skepticism: What it Is, and What it Ain't

    I wanted to share some thoughts on skepticism, clear up some misconceptions, and talk about where this channel is going.



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    • 13 min
    Curiosity and Kindness. An Interview With Jenna Belk

    Curiosity and Kindness. An Interview With Jenna Belk

    I sat down with Jenna Belk to talk about active listening, the pope skateboarding, how liberating it can feel to be free from dogma, leading with questions, skeptical parenting, street epistemology, being wrong as a starting point for being right (or less wrong), Santa and the Tooth Fairy, the dangers of sharing things too quickly on social media, leading by example rather than teaching dogmatically, and how it's okay to make mistakes.



    Featuring:

    Jenna Belk

    https://linktr.ee/jennabelk​

    http://tiny.cc/BabyBelkRegistry​



    Check out the YFNA Anniversary Fundraiser for Recovering from Religion on February 4, 2021 at 7pm CST! https://tinyurl.com/YFNARfR​



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    • 45 min

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