Street Epistemology: Shane (4) | Linchpin to My God Belief (Prioritization)

A “Pre-Methodological” Discussion Series | Part 4 of 4

Summary: After creating a pie chart of reasons for thinking his Christian worldview is objectively

true into categories grouped by importance, Shane and I explore the attributes of his reasons and

how they interrelate or possibly influence each other.

Since all four of our talks cover important concepts that set the stage for exploring the quality of

Shane’s reasons and reliability of Shane’s methods, I’ve dubbed this series “pre-method” or “pre-

methodological” as a result. It’s my hope that these four talks will resonate with practitioners of

Street Epistemology and they can see the potential this line of questioning has when it comes to

exploring deeply-held beliefs.

I am hopeful a discussion like this will one day break through the noise and truly help people

reconsider how they decide to interact with someone else’s claims, reasons, and methods.

Identifying the relationships and dependencies of our “categories of reasons” is a critical path

people should routinely consider.

Thanks to The Conru Foundation for supporting Street Epistemology International.

Note: Despite my best efforts, I was unable to conduct a 5th chat with Shane. I realize this may

frustrate some viewers, but felt it would still be valuable to release these four talks to the public.

The primary purpose of my videos has always been to show others how to do Street Epistemology

themselves. If Shane and I never cross paths again, it’s my hope someone will continue engaging

with him in a productive manner. Thank you for your understanding and time.

pri·or·i·ti·za·tion

noun

1. the action or process of deciding the relative importance or urgency of a thing or things.

Location: San Antonio, Texas

Recorded: 4 December 2019

Released: 13 August 2020