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Cognitive Dissidents Mormon Discussion Inc
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4.7 • 42 Ratings
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Hosted by Bill Reel The Cognitive Dissidents Podcast will tend to focus more on the psychology of religious belief and the mechanisms in place that encourage us to hold that belief. Time spent placing these mechanisms in the context of cognitive and faith development. Once we see how these mechanisms work, we can begin to open our eyes more to truth and to the reality and the beauty that lies beyond rigid dogmatism.
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Cognitive Dissidents: 013: Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, and the Damage of Dogma
Today on the Cognitive Dissidents Podcast we dive into what is Dogma and why Dogma is bad? and specifically how unhealthy systems distance their dogma from criticism and how the mechanisms play out. HEqFG3xEDNrB5xCk6j0N Resources:Youtube Video of Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson Part 1 Youtube Video of Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson Part 2 Quotes… Read More »Cognitive Dissidents: 013: Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, and the Damage of Dogma
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Cognitive Dissidents: 012: Elevation Emotion
Today on the Cognitive Dissidents Podcast we discuss Elevation Emotion which is the idea that Elevation is an emotion elicited by witnessing virtuous acts of remarkable moral goodness. It is experienced as a distinct feeling of warmth and expansion that is accompanied by appreciation and affection for the individual whose exceptional conduct is being observed.… Read More »Cognitive Dissidents: 012: Elevation Emotion
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Cognitive Dissidents: 011: Gaslighting
Today on the Cognitive Dissidents Podcast we discuss Gaslighting. What it is, where it originates and how it is a deeply unethical mechanism that institutions use to shield themselves from accountability. We then use Mormonism as an example and run through 4 major issues wherein Mormonism uses Gaslighting. We use the article “Mormons, you aren’t… Read More »Cognitive Dissidents: 011: Gaslighting
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Cognitive Dissidents: 010: Tattle Tellers, Narcs, and Snitches
Today on the Cognitive Dissidents Podcast, We explore the Institutional mechanism of “Tattle Telling”. We explore both the Formal mechanisms as well as the informal. How High Demand Fundamentalist Religions incorporate ideas such as the internet being bad, that questions are good but doubts are bad, and how cultures of reporting people for discrediting the… Read More »Cognitive Dissidents: 010: Tattle Tellers, Narcs, and Snitches
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Cognitive Dissidents: 009: Doubt and the Internet
Today on the Cognitive Dissidents Podcast, Host Bill Reel tackles the religious mechanism of faith leaders discouraging research into their faiths claims and history from outside sources. Whether that is asking a church member to not trust the internet, not trust unauthorized sources, or even asking them to disassociate from friends and family who ask… Read More »Cognitive Dissidents: 009: Doubt and the Internet
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Cognitive Dissidents: 008: Testimony Gained In The Bearing Of It
Today on the Cognitive Dissidents Podcast we dive into the idea of the “Illusory Effect” which is the idea that the more we repeat, hear, or recall information the more we believe what it is that is being taught. We show how this psychological phenomenon is a tool that religions utilize in getting people to… Read More »Cognitive Dissidents: 008: Testimony Gained In The Bearing Of It
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I don’t know if Bill is a member of the LDS faith or not. He talks in terms of “we” implying that he is member. Wheather is or isn’t one thing is clear - he is an enemy of the church and has his own agenda. He reminds me of the warning of false prophets in the later days.
Bill why don’t you start your own religion. You don’t have to worship God you could worship the popular culture. It could be a religion that sways with whatever the current popularity is. You wouldn’t need to worry about the creator of the universe anymore.
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