In this episode of the mini-series on how to de-indoctrinate, we explain epistemology, the study of knowledge. And we compare the epistemology ideas to those of the Islamic Mental Framework.

Watch it in full here, or click on any of the timestamps below.

Timestamps:
1:21Intro: What are we talking about today?
5:551. Fallibility | No perfection, doubt is good
15:07 2. Optimism | "All problems are soluble." David Deutsch
26:49 3. Non-contradiction | Reality is harmonious with itself. A contradiction implies a mistake.
36:24 4. Socratic Method | Goals, questions, problems, purpose, conflict, obstacles
48:46 5. Evolution | 2 ways that memes propagate: Rational vs irrational
59:02 6. The Role of Criticism | Falsification, Hard-to-vary criterion
1:03:12 7. The Role of Tradition | We can't surpass the giants of the past without understanding their ideas better than they did.
1:11:44 8. Modeling | Systems thinking, cause-and-effect

1:20:21 Next week on Deconstructing Islam | Part 6 of how to de-indoctrinate
1:21:30 Housekeeping

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If you want help de-indoctrinating yourself from fear of hell, feelings of guilt, existential issues, etc, fill out this google form and I'll email you so we can coordinate to get you on the livestream.

For more details on this miniseries, see this r/exmuslim post.

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Why are we doing this?

This effort is part of a weekly livestream called Deconstructing Islam where we're helping people before and after leaving Islam. And this livestream is a part of a non-profit Uniting The Cults whose purpose is to rid the world of apostasy laws, with a vision of a world where people recognize love as the goal and rationality as the method to achieve it.

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