The psychology of confrontation comes into focus through a shocking act of political vandalism. Dylan Moore examines how emotional tactics derail accountability and why rational arguments often fail in these encounters. Notes: The video https://x.com/TeslaKing420/status/1906635770695127175
Category: Philisophy
Don’t Let Experts Bully You (Ep. 158)
Discover how to detect word salad and push back against title-waving intimidators. Gain the skills to question authority effectively and keep manipulators on their toes. Notes: The Kennedy Video https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/1902471520695263466/video/1
Intellectual Self-Defense | Full Interview with Ernest Hancock (Ep. 153)
Dylan Explains his theory on personal interactions and how to identify when you are being bullied or taken advantage of. Recorded November 13, 2024
Redefining Personhood Will Erode Human Rights (Ep. 149)
Legal rights for non-human entities raise troubling questions about governance and freedoms. Dylan Moore examines Snohomish County’s watershed initiative and explores how systemic politics shapes the evolving concept of personhood. Notes: Snohomish River Ordinance https://standingforthesnoho.org/initiative2403/ Nonhuman Rights Project https://www.nonhumanrights.org/litigation/
The Evil of Intention (Ep.127)
Understanding how appealing to intention can be used to manipulate you is one of the core components to understanding intellectual self-defense. People try to wave off their responsibility all the time simply by saying “I didn’t mean it”. However, there is a deeper question here: why is this manipulative technique SO EFFECTIVE, especially at the… Continue reading The Evil of Intention (Ep.127)
Intellectual Self-Defense PART 3: The Chain of Responsibility (Ep. 123)
Learn to how stop being pushed around by sophists, bullies, and manipulators! This is PART 3 of a 3-part series on intellectual self-defense: The Chain of Responsibility. This final part of the series is where the big guns of defense against manipulation is introduced. Parts 1 and 2 are really about laying the groundwork in… Continue reading Intellectual Self-Defense PART 3: The Chain of Responsibility (Ep. 123)
Intellectual Self-Defense PART 2 – The Line of Reason (Ep.122)
Learn to how stop being pushed around by sophists, bullies, and manipulators! This is PART 2 of a 3-part series on intellectual self-defense: The Line of Reason. We will look at where exactly discussion stops and manipulation starts, focusing on how to identify when someone is manipulating you. In this series you will learn how… Continue reading Intellectual Self-Defense PART 2 – The Line of Reason (Ep.122)
Intellectual Self Defense PART 1 – The Four Circuits (Ep. 121)
Learn to how stop being pushed around by sophists, bullies, and manipulators! This is PART 1 of a 3-part series on intellectual self-defense: The Four Circuits of Human Interaction. In this series you will learn how to defend your mind in from an angle you’ve never experienced before. This is NOT a course on formal… Continue reading Intellectual Self Defense PART 1 – The Four Circuits (Ep. 121)
Who Cares About Naming the Fallacy? (Ep.116)
Understanding formal logic and fallacies is only half the story when it comes to understanding intellectual self-defense. I was invited onto the Apocatastasis Institute to discuss my interpretation on how to handle intellectual self-defense. If you want to defend yourself intellectually, you need to be prepared to take on a crowd at any given time.… Continue reading Who Cares About Naming the Fallacy? (Ep.116)
Usury and Self-Oppression (Ep.113)
Some thoughts following up a great conversation with Dr. E Michael Jones on usury, banking, and business. How do we identify where the SYSTEM is oppressing us vs. where we are suppressing ourselves? Adjusting ourselves is always easier than adjusting others, so how do we identify those cases to put our energy into the best… Continue reading Usury and Self-Oppression (Ep.113)