LINK TO THE FULL “DEBATE”: http://bit.ly/LBWtrainwreck

In this introduction, I try to adequately examine my “debate” with Michael Wood Jr. — former Baltimore police officer, whistleblower, and Police Management Scholar. I’ve spoken with Michael previously on the podcast (#163), in which we discussed his experiences and research into modern policing in the United States. But, in this “debate” (if we can even call this exchange a “debate”) we attempt to work out our views on human nature, humanity’s relationship with the natural world, what is “natural,” and whether the science behind human-caused climate change, ecological collapse, and catastrophic loss of biodiversity, as a result of collective human behavior within the context of our modern society, is worth being at all concerned about. My contention is that yes, it certainly is. His contention is no, not so much. In fact, Michael repeatedly asserts that the science behind these subjects is “conjecture” and mostly “opinion.”

I examine the technique Michael used in this so-called “debate.” After our two hour exchange was over, I felt this "debate" was basically a waste of time, as well as incredibly frustrating to participate in. After uploading the audio of this “debate” to my Patreon page, I got some much needed feedback. A friend of the podcast nailed it right on the head: Michael used the “Reid Technique” in this exchange. In this video, I examine what the “Reid Technique” is, how it’s used by law enforcement to manipulate people into giving confessions (whether they actually committed the crime or not), and how using this kind of technique in this debate is a pathetic approach in discussing the subjects in this “debate.”

If you are like myself, you will find this whole “debate” to be incredibly frustrating to watch. I had some reservations about releasing this at all. But, I do think there is some value that can be derived from this thing, in particular when it comes to examining how certain people with use manipulative tactics to “win,” at least in their eyes, regardless of what the actual science points to. I hope that some value can come from this, at the very least to examine how Michael uses this technique in this exchange.

Notes:

- Learn more about the “The Reid Technique”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_technique

- Segments of this video was used in the introduction: https://youtu.be/7H19F_8AP-E

- This is the article that started this whole thing — ‘How Trump's Wall Would Alter Our Biological Identity Forever’: http://bit.ly/2R1phs0

- The papers Michael referenced can be found here: http://bit.ly/2ASMgQM

- The sources I referenced in this “debate” can be found here: http://bit.ly/debatesources

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