Cognitive Dissidents

Jan 04 2019 194
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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

Jan 04 2019 99 mins  
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:

Cognitive Dissidents: 012: Elevation Emotion

Jun 27 2018 52 mins  
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 »Cognit

Cognitive Dissidents: 011: Gaslighting

May 19 2018 39 mins  
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 Disside

Cognitive Dissidents: 010: Tattle Tellers, Narcs, and Snitches

Apr 19 2018 31 mins  
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 »Cognit

Cognitive Dissidents: 009: Doubt and the Internet

Jan 18 2018 31 mins  
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 Dissi

Cognitive Dissidents: 008: Testimony Gained In The Bearing Of It

Jan 05 2018 15 mins  
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 Beari

Cognitive Dissidents: 007: Religious Schizophrenia

Nov 19 2017 30 mins  
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. That by having multiple contradictory messages simultaneously you maintain deniable plausibility on the problematic nature of any one issue perspective. Elder Christofferson’s talk that included Amish

Cognitive Dissidents: 006: Getting Out of The Boat and Walking On Water

Oct 24 2017 29 mins  
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 why churches or religious institutions are useful and what purpose they serve and then turn our time to understanding that… Read More »Cognitive Dissidents: 006: Getting Out of The Boat and Walking On

Cognitive Dissidents: 005: The Backfire Effect

Oct 20 2017 13 mins  
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 beliefs to reject that evidence, and to strengthen their support of their original stance. Essentially, the backfire effect means that showing people evidence which proves that they… Read More »Cognit

Cognitive Dissidents: 004: Sower And His Soil

Sep 14 2017 13 mins  
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 which we are developing and have the space and resources to accept new truth and to develop and grow.