Do we live in a Post-Truth society?

In this episode, Sadie takes us through two different theories of truth, and what it means for a statement to be true or not true. In using these two theories of truth, we discuss how anti-trans crusaders like Matt Walsh or Christian fundamentalist biblical literalists use bait-and-switch tactics to distort what their followers perceive as the truth. These bad faith arguments can be avoided by avoiding circular logic traps.

00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Patreon.Com/LeavingEdenPodcast is where the bonus content is! 01:30 - Is a hot dog a sandwich? 01:50 - We support trans people 02:05 - What is a post-truth society? 02:20 - Authoritarian populists like Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin 03:00 - Postmodernism 03:44 - The Philosophical Definition 04:39 - What is a woman? 05:00 - Caitlyn Jenner 05:30 - The correspondence theory of truth 06:45 - The coherence theory of truth 08:30 - Thank you to our wonderful patrons! 10:00 - Truth conforms to the entire ecosystem of other things that are true 10:10 - What is a sandwich? 10:54 - Matt Walsh argues in bad faith 12:45 - Bioessentialist transphobia does not hold up to scrutiny 13:22 - The King James Bible 15:15 - Hateful comments on social media 16:10 - The Bible is true because the bible says that the bible is true 16:20 - Cult control tactics and brainwashing 19:30 - Atheism vs. Religion debate 20:00 - Is personal experience evidence? 20:55 - Realism and Anti-Realism 22:22 - anti-realism 23:58 - Big questions 24:38 - Color theory 25:18 - Berlin and Kay's theory of Basic Color Terms 26:58 - WHAT COLOR IS SADIE'S HAIR? 28:27 - Sadie is the proof 30:03 - John Calvin profile pic 30:53 - Sadie once had a man 31:08 - Capitalism is the root of all christian misogyny (not actually) 33:38 - What is proof? 36:04 - Are we living in a simulation? Subscribe to Leaving Eden Podcast on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4q94gAnsoW2jME4SvVrrQ

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