A Faith Deconstruction & Reconstruction Podcast
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33 min
Cognitive Dissidents: 014: Election 2020 Trump, Biden, and Confirmation Bias
Today we examine Confirmation Bias through the lens of the 2020 Election. Wide Scale fraud has been claimed and we look into whether data and facts support such a claim or if wide…
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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 me…
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53 min
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 goodn…
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39 min
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 themsel…
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32 min
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 Deman…
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32 min
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 s…
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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…
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Mormon Discussion Podcasts: Holiday Special 2017
Mormon Discussion Podcasts 2017 Holiday Special. Several Hosts from our various programs have put together a Holiday Special simply sharing a Christmas thought and wishing you a Me…
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31 min
Cognitive Dissidents: 007: Religious Schizophrenia
Today we talk about the religious mechanism of doublespeak. The idea that a religious institution benefits from seeming holding multiple contradictory perspectives at the same time…
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29 min
Cognitive Dissidents: 006: Getting Out of The Boat and Walking On Water
Today on the Cognitive Dissidents Podcast we talk about when it is a good time to get out of the boat. Using Mathew chapter 14 from the new testament as our backdrop we talk about…
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13 min
Cognitive Dissidents: 005: The Backfire Effect
Today on the Cognitive Dissidents Podcast we talk about the backfire effect. The backfire effect is a cognitive bias that causes people who encounter evidence that challenges their…
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13 min
Cognitive Dissidents: 004: Sower And His Soil
Today on the Cognitive Dissidents Podcast, we discuss Jesus’ parable of the sower and the seed and the various types of soil. The idea that each ground represents the context in wh…
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Cognitive Dissidents: 003: Belief Persistence
Today on the Cognitive Dissidents Podcast, we discuss “belief Persistence”. The idea that each of us even when confronted with contradictory evidence continue to hold our current b…
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26 min
Cognitive Dissidents: 002: Confirmation Bias
Today on the Cognitive Dissidents Podcast, we discuss “Confirmation Bias”. The idea that each of us is out looking for data and evidence that confirms our present beliefs. The post…
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Cognitive Dissidents: 001: Introduction
Today we introduce a NEW PODCAST , the “Cognitive Dissidents” Podcast. Hosted by Bill Reel this podcast will tend to focus more on the psychology of religious belief and the mechan…