Sam Harris vs. Bret Weinstein and Debating Conspiracy Theorists
Ben Burgis and Producer Jake watch Sam Harris talk about Bret Weinstein. Ben gives some background on the Intellectual Dark Web and Harris, who's wrong about (almost) everything, but then acknowledges that Harris is actually kinda right about the perils of debating conspiracy theorists like Weinstein. Ben and Jake wrap up by talking about how it might be possible to constructive debate conspiracy theorists after all--if you debate them on the right topics.
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Abdul El-Sayed and Micah Johnson debunk the idea that Medicare for All would take away "choice" for patients. This idea was continuously pushed at the Democratic debates in 2020 by anti-M4A candidates.
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Ben Shapiro argues with a clever audience member about free will and determinism. Ben Burgis breaks down the clip with philosophy professor Ryan Lake, who wrote an award-winning dissertation on the subject.
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Economics professor, economist for “Current Affairs” (https://twitter.com/curaffairs), and author Rob Larson (https://twitter.com/IronicProfessor); professor of political science at Brown University, writer, and author Alexander Gourevitch (https://twitter.com/alexgourevitch) (https://www.alexgourevitch.org/); and history professor at Princeton University, writer, and author Matt Karp (https://twitter.com/karpmj) join Ben Burgis on Episode 16 of Give Them An Argument.
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The crew invites Matt Mcmanus to help debunk a selection from Prager U's video series entitled "Understanding Marxism," in which they detail how Marx - a master psychological manipulator - was able to prey upon people's envy to trick them into hating rich people.
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We just started a GTAA TikTok channel, and we're reposting them on here as YouTube #Shorts starting with this one from Ben Burgis's appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience. Ben talks a bit about the value of debate and taboos about "platforming." Things quickly take a turn in an odd direction when Rogan brings up another Ben (Ben Shapiro)'s views on homosexuality.
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Snippet from a debate breakdown in which Victor Bruzzone and Ethan ("Mouthy Infidel") join Ben Burgis to analyze a debate between philosopher John Searle and cognitive scientist Margaret Boden on the nature of consciousness.
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Ben and crew watch and respond to a video about Rashida Tlaib being censured in Congress made by a weird right wing guy named Steve Turley.
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Ben Burgis, true to his brand, gives Joe Rogan an argument about trans kids going on puberty blockers. He helps Joe to see how going through the wrong puberty might be a bit different than not getting a tattoo. The discussion is particularly vital in light of the recent draconian measures taken by Governor Abbott in Texas to punish trans children. Ben and Joe also discuss the CRT laws and why they are so bad for free speech.
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Ben Burgis is joined by J. Andrew World, Jake Appet, and Djene Bajalan for some wild fun with PragerU. The PragerU cartoon people are time traveling again, which means we’ll definitely encounter some racism or misogyny or genocide of indigenous peoples that PragerU will find a way to tell us was an awesome event in history. This time, these two travel to Victorian England, so that they can extol the wondrous virtues of brutal colonialism. Yes! What a fanciful time full of frivolity and gaiety for all!
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