POD 132: [VIDEO] DisInfoWars with Professor Dave Farina

never thought id see the buzzfeed sam hyde exposé as a source on here that’s so funny

jacob

If you actually look at the finances the Democratic Party has taken so much more money out of the private sector then the Republican Party lol,

RozoFN

Absolutely love that you've chosen to interview Dave, glad you've taken the time to talk to this man.. regardless of any of his views.

MrRoboto

Yeah, I don't realy vibe with this guy. He has good points but seems too rigid in his approach, which is fine, but didn't really get anything from this interview with him. I know where he stands and his takes but he offers no real wider insight on other topics here. I like how you get different people on the podcast though, all good, but this one was not for me and thats fine. :)

Fred P

I second that recommendation.

Hamilton Morris

If you like Dave, I highly recommend the book, " Demon Haunted World" by Carl Sagan. One of my personal heroes. The book is beyond prophetic in its predictions of where the world was headed and all misinformation, superstition, and belief in woowoo nonsense we see around us today. https://youtu.be/DWY260b0oew?si=virFcUaXb8iSsGH1 Also there is an audio book version narrated by the man himself. I really can't express how important this book is and what a huge impact it had on me. At a time when I had Just gotten off heroin and was susceptible to being influenced I found this book. Often people who are getting into recovery end up becoming very religious or spiritual. The 12 step programs often push people in this direction and, hey, if it saves your life, great. I was searching for something after I stopped using heroin and was considering things like Sufism. I even went to a mosque to speak to an Imam. In Islam if you can convert a non-believer it's like a guaranteed spot in heaven or some shit, so they ganged up on me and cornered me and basically peer pressured me into taking the Shahada, which is basically the prayer you say to become Muslim. I said it, just to get them to leave me alone, also I didn't really believe in it, so I figured, why not. So technically I think I'm a Muslim now. Haha. Anyway, not long after that I found this book, and it was like the answer to everything I was looking for. It made me realize I didn't need any of that stuff. I fell back in love with nature and science, started studying mushroom identification and taking long walks and enjoying the real world around me again. Not long after that I enrolled in a degree program for chemical engineering. This book opened my eyes to the bullshit and I'm so glad I found it when I did. Another great YouTube channel that breaks down charlatans and fraudsters is Framing Logic where he uses logic to explain the rhetorical methods being used by these people to try and convince you of their argument, and often separate you from your money https://youtu.be/tPAUPY2vhH0?si=EznuFsoLZCyarsNk

Cheminterested

I wanted to share that i also came to a chemistry based degree by way of my love for drugs. In 2009 I was arrested for heroin possession and pled guilty for a felony charge for the promise of not going to prison. I got on methadone and got into treatment. 2 years later I was considering going back to school or possibly getting a certificate for welding. The reason I chose University and eventually decided to study chemical engineering was because of my love for drugs. Even though my addiction had almost killed me, I was and am still fascinated by the chemistry. Even at the darkest depths of my opiate addiction I would spend hours on Wikipedia going through information about different compounds, their receptor binding activities, and how they are synthesized. I had never been a good student in high-school and math and science were never my strong suits, but something told me I had innate ability to understand this stuff. So I ended up taking a degree in chemical engineering, and I loved it, especially organic chemistry. I also excelled in school in a way that I had never been able to accomplish when I was younger. I finished my bachelor's degree in chemical engineering with an almost perfect GPA. While I was taking organic I I found a website that had information to help students with organic chem, like pdfs with all basic organic reactions types that you learn in Orgo I and II. I reached out to the guy who ran the site and we ended up corresponding back and forth. At some point the conversation turned to drugs and he told me the reason he ended up taking a chemistry degree and eventually teaching organic synthesis was because of his love and fascination with drugs as well. I think many people end up on that path for the same reason. After I graduated, I took a job in process automation, and eventually made my way into pharma manufacturing and today I don't do anything remotely close to chemistry. My job is more akin to IT than chemistry. I miss it so much, but i was 40 when I graduated, with a felony conviction, and as a recovering heroin addict, so I took the job that would pay the most and be the most stable career because I didn't really have a choice. I was lucky anyone would even hire me with my record. If I had the money and luxury to have made different choices, I would definitely have studied organic synthesis or pharmacodynamics. Being in the lab and synthesizing compounds is truly high art.

Cheminterested

I am a walking example of a person of whom was appealed to by Professor Dave. I am a 21 year old man from syracuse New York. Professor Dave's tactics gave me the shift in perception required to build intellectual confidence and self reliance. I am not a scientist, but a composer. I waned to encorporate pseudoscience (and elements of the occult/chaos magick/Psychedlic Pseudophilosophy) into my artistic expression *Sarcastically* as a sort of metacritique, but ended up going down borderline delusional rabbit holes. I have a mood disorder, and this tends to happen to me on occasion. but Professor Dave gave me a consistent, grounded set of real intellectual mechanisms that have sort of psychically shielded me since November 2024, where I experienced a psychotic episode where I believed i was being controlled by a demonic entity. I pursued professional help, but during that time I was met with a very real moral dillema, should I incorporate "Infohazards" such as disinformation in my art if I'm easily prey to them? Even if its in an effort to criticize and satirize? Well I decided to go along with it, with Professor Dave giving me a real set of tools to navigate the world of disinformation ethically, and teaching me how to genuinely seek out the truth, so I can then deconstruct cultural lies from the inside. I now understand, after a few months of therapy and a microdose, that that demon was in fact a projection of my perpetual sense of lack of control, on all conceptual scales. Ranging from my sense of place in the universe, all the way down to the inconsistency of my neurochemical patterns. I came to this conclusion after realizing I should apply the same logical breakdowns of character that Professor Dave uses on people like James Tour to MYSELF. Not calling Dave a therapist under any sense of the word, I was just very intellectually moved by his character. I have been a fan of both You (Hamilton) since I was 16 years old, only finding Dave rather recently. this collaboration was truly delightful, as both of you have contributed to that sort of Pyshcological and Intellectual toolbox I've seen myself as constructing since I was 16 years old. Godspeed to the both of you.

caesaroftampa

Looking forward to this, mostly because I find him to be condescending and dismissive in his videos - often failing to capture the sense of legitimate criticisms of the process of evidence creation in science itself.

brendan leier

Thank you Hamilton!! Professor Dave and yourself are some my favorite people to listen to the last couple of years

Mateo

Professor Dave videos are a tough watch nowadays… even when he’s making a legit point, his tone is an unbearable mix of “erm actually…” & crybullying. Loved his flat earth era, but it’s become more grating & abrasive since that arc

cam williams

Woo!!

M

Love professor Dave.

M

Yeah, I'd love to interview him. Emailed him a long time ago (probably over 15 years ago) and never heard back.

Hamilton Morris

Thank you so much Hamilton for featuring Dave. This is so important! I am so sick and tired of the Anti-Science and / or Quackery being blasted to the masses. It is crazy dangerous what is happening. The owner class wants us completely clueless. This must be fought.

Gondi

I love the diversity of your guests hamilton... It seems like you might be one of the few in this community fighting for actual truth and science. Much appreciated

Dashiell

Sarcasm?

Kaleb

Kylito

My brother you don't have to comment along as you listen, this isn't live chat. Just take it in and mull it over.

Broadcasts From Poor Farm

Kylito

First channel 5... Now proffessor dave?!??!?!? So many of my idols working together!!

Shtyx 'n' Shtoda

this comment ain’t it

Austinn

Goshh, i'll pass on this. Dave is one of the few youtubers that I just can't stand due to his toxic pedantism and condescending tone of a 12yo nerd telling someone else they got something wrong lol. There are ways of debunking without toxicity or attacking your opponent's character instead of just presenting counterclaims.

Alejandro C.

Hamilton, I just saw in a comment you expressed interest in speaking with Prof. Andy Letcher, he is my tutor currently, if you wanted any help making his acquaintance I would be happy to speak to him.

Meek

Give this a minute, the video upload is glitching

Hamilton Morris