Michael Shermer: The Believing Brain

by leavingwt 8 Replies latest jw friends

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  leavingwt

  On June 9, 2011, the Center for Inquiry-New York City and NYC Skeptics hosted noted skeptic and bestselling author Michael Shermer for a talk about his new book, "The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies—How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths." The event was held at the Auditorium on Broadway. This is the full video, including both the talk and question-and-answer session.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqAwfv3HYGo
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  Open mind

  He was in Berkeley and San Francisco, CA about 3 weeks ago for a similar event.

  I didn't know he was a Born Again Christian in his earlier years.

  I'm about half-way through the book. So far, a very good, reasonable, surprisingly non-polemic read.

  om
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  Magwitch

  LeavingWT: Is there a way to burn this onto a CD?
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  leavingwt

  Magwitch: Please be a little more specific. Do you want an offline copy to give to someone to view on their Mac/PC? Exactly what is your goal? Knowing this will allow me to better answer your question.
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  Magwitch

  I would like to listen to it on my CD player at home this weekend
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  Magwitch

  Or even in the car
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  leavingwt

  Magwitch: It can be done, but it's not exactly simple. Further, it would (technically) violate YouTube's Terms of Service. (Someone else may have a suggestion, but this is all I'm comfortable saying on the topic. I hope you'll understand.)

  http://www.youtube.com/t/terms

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  1. You agree not to distribute in any medium any part of the Service or the Content without YouTube's prior written authorization, unless YouTube makes available the means for such distribution through functionality offered by the Service (such as the Embeddable Player).
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  Magwitch

  Thanks LeavingWT...I guess I can always play it on my phone while I am in the car. It looks really interesting, and so does the book. Thank you for posting this.
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  Nickolas

  Interesting, indeed. Thanks for posting.