How to Use the Socratic Method to Change Minds (Ward Farnsworth Interview)

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Broadcast on April 21, 2022

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[ld]

Convincing a smart person they are wrong is very hard but convincing an idiot they are is impossible.

[DawnWebb]

I would love more programming like this...great information and new ways to think and understand rather then just get angry with is working in the solution rather then just stating the problem.

[weston.weston]

David's interviews tend to include high quality of topics, guests, and very rich discussions.

I also like that he doesn't spend any time fanboying with the guests, he gives a simple introduction and gets right into the discussion. Many shows spend time hyping the guest's credentials and giggling. I understand why an introduction can/does involve giggling and small talk but I often think that exchange can be inauthentic. Instead, Davis does not pretend to be best friends with the guest and gets right to the discussion.

[GrannyGooseOnYouTube]

Perhaps the best, most useful interview of our time. Thank you for booking this incredible man. ❤️

[Satans_lil_helper]

Street Epistemology videos on YouTube are helpful in learning the Socratic method. It's a great way to have better discussions with family and friends with opposing views. It also helps you to identify and be aware of your own cognitive biases and logical fallacies.

[lilianfowler]

Thank you, David, for having this man as a guest today! I am wowed. My brain is fluttering at the amount of thought and time this form of communication would take. Want his book. It will probably take a boot camp approach to reprogram our reactive society.

[baphnie]

At least in my social and familial circles, the unfortunate trend is that people are so easily enticed by narratives that are shocking, scandalous, and especially those that call into question the authority of higher levels of knowledge that are not intuitive or difficult to master (any pseudo-science v. its abused counterpart). When faced with something we don't effortlessly understand, it's a huge relief to be told that thing is based on a lie, fabricated in some way so as not to be understood.
We (Americans) also love to wrap up our identities in the things we believe. It becomes impossible to address any inconsistency without seeming to attack the underlying foundations of one's core belief system.
We have a lot to outgrow.

[dadadrew]

Best guest on any contemporary YouTube opinion show. Easily my favorite episode on this channel. Thank you.

[Damacles]

Thank you, David, for stepping up the show episodes!!!

[bobbysands]

The podcast host might want to read the book. It appears he hasn't judging by the questions he is asking the author. Maybe he's read it since the interview.

This is a fantastic book, IMO. Humility, introspection, and an honest search for the truth are at the heart of it. I highly recommend it.

[nancyseiler]

I just ordered the book. It sounds like just what I need to deal with a problem in a relationship that means a lot to me.

[bonniegaither]

Awesome video/interview. Thank you David and Mr Farnsworth.

[lordyogi]

Solid topic. I find issues that when you do get to the point where you can "dig in" and ask some more pointed questions to evoke an answer one way or another, and many of them just shut down and say "I don't want to talk about politics anymore" because they know they have been caught in something they cannot get out of. It is possible to change minds, but it is a delicate path to be sure.

[EvilVacuum]

I definitely have more luck asking questions and trying to find common ground, than simply telling them facts. It’s like trying to convince someone’s new romantic interest is bad news, they dig in deeper. They need to come to their own conclusion.

[jasonperri]

There’s a guy by the name of Anthony Magnabosco that addresses magical thinking and and unsubstantiated beliefs through the Socratic method. I would recommend his videos as far as exploring what people think and why.

[aaronvallejo]

Questioning ourselves and our friends and fellow citizens through honest and polite conversation is the key. Listen to eachother. Start with things we agree upon before gently moving into areas of debate.

[brianharris]

In my use of the Elenchus I have often found that many interlocutors don't really know what they know or have any evidence for their beliefs. Many exhibit fundamental logical fallacies which they cannot surmount.

[benjammin]

A good interview. Sadly, in the rare cases I've been able to really narrow down a conversation that leads to a single conclusion, usually the other person deflects and changes the subject. It's like they know they're pinned to a answer and evade uttering that answer at any cost. It's cognitive dissonance at it's most apparent.

[kngstn]

His book is fantastic and the audiobook is something I can listen to over and over. So well written!

[dbunik]

"to argue with one who has abandoned the need for logic and reason is like administering medicine to the dead"....Thomas Paine