EPISODE · Dec 16, 2022 · 33 MIN
79: On Waking up to Constricted Intellectualism & Cognitive Biases
from Latter Day Struggles · host Valerie Hamaker
Send us a Positive Review!In this episode Val and Nathan review several common cognitive biases that many Christians worldwide struggle with due to their leadership’s tendency to constrict intellectualism [because broad and open inquiry may challenge their denomination’s particular ideologies]. When intellectualism is stifled, we do not become complex thinkers and we tend to overlook these biases and shortchange our own God-given abilities to grow in knowledge, truth, and wisdom. The biases are these:Confirmation biasComplexity biasCommunity biasComfort and complacency biasConfidence biasConspiracy biasCatastrophe/normalcy biasCash biasBooks referenced in this episode: Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned, by Brian D. McLarenThe Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power, by D. Michael QuinnSupport the showSupport the showListen, Share, Rate & Review EPISODESFriday Episodes Annual Access $89Friday Episodes Monthly Access $10Valerie’s Support & Processing GroupsGift a ScholarshipDownload Free ResourcesVisit our Website
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Send us a Positive Review! In this episode Val and Nathan review several common cognitive biases that many Christians worldwide struggle with due to their leadership’s tendency to constrict intellectualism [because broad and open inquiry may challenge their denomination’s particular ideologies]. When intellectualism is stifled, we do not become complex thinkers and we tend to overlook these biases and shortchange our own God-given abilities to grow in knowledge, truth, and wisdom. ...
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