Apologetics Archives - FAIR

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By Study and By Faith – Episode 10: Response to “The Gospel for Mormons”

Dec 21 2023 66 mins

by Zachary Wright As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we often run into people who criticize us for our beliefs. I served my mission in a place where the Church was often criticized by General Christians who wanted me to abandon my faith and accept what they believed to be […]

By Study and Faith – Episode 9: Cognitive Dissonance

Nov 07 2023 25 mins

by Zachary Wright Introduction For today’s introduction, I’d like to share a story from my own faith journey with you. In High School, I found myself in a dispute with a classmate who consistently challenged my faith. He didn’t believe in God, and he was very argumentative and combative regarding why he was right. I […]

By Study and Faith – Episode 8: Misinformation and Propaganda

Oct 22 2023 22 mins

by Zachary Wright Introduction Imagine for yourself for a moment that you’re face-to-face with a critic of the church who states “The church is lying to you about its history” or “the church is trying to cover up its past.” When you ask them what they mean, they explain how the church has suppressed the […]

By Study and Faith – Episode 7: Confidence and Bias

Sep 17 2023 32 mins

by Zachary Wright Introduction Imagine for yourself, for a moment, that a critic of the church stumbles across some quotes about the Adam-God theory. “Brigham Young taught this, and seeing as he was a prophet, this must be what Mormons believe!” they reason to themselves. They post these quotes on social media, proclaiming that “Mormons […]

By Study and Faith – Episode 6: Cognitive Biases

Sep 03 2023 33 mins

by Zachary Wright Introduction Someone I know, who is a very vocal LGBTQ+ advocate, once got into an argument with me about concepts behind gender. I did everything I could to understand where they were coming from, seeing as this is a complex topic with differing perspectives. However, they were trying to convince me (among […]

By Study and Faith – Episode 5: Epistemology

Aug 20 2023 34 mins

by Zachary Wright Introduction In my life, I’ve found that everyone has a specific philosophy that they live by, whether they realize it or not. Nowhere is this more true than when it comes to the philosophical branch of epistemology. Epistemology, while sounding complicated and boring to some, is just the fancy way of saying […]

By Study and Faith – Episode 4: Logical Fallacies

Jul 19 2023 41 mins

by Zachary Wright Introduction In the last article, I took some time to describe some of the basics of logic, and how to form good arguments. However, it doesn’t take a genius to realize that not all arguments are created equal. For example, when it comes to deductive reasoning, the premises need to support the […]

By Study and Faith – Episode 3: Logic

Jul 05 2023 31 mins

by Zachary Wright Introduction If you’ve ever listened to an argument, you’ve probably heard someone angrily protest to the other “You’re not being logical!”, or something to that effect. When I heard the term “logic” previously, I usually thought of things like “facts” or “math,” or even more vague ideas like “things that make sense.” […]

By Study and Faith – Episode 2: Evaluating Sources

Jun 18 2023 25 mins

by Zachary Wright Introduction In the last article in this series, we discussed some elementary ideas behind critical thinking. We showed how critical thinking skills like asking questions and evaluating worldviews may help deal with controversial topics behind LDS theology and history. Now, those skills are essential for approaching a controversial topic. Even so, we […]

By Study and Faith – Episode 1: What is Critical Thinking?

Jun 04 2023 28 mins

by Zachary Wright Have you ever wanted to problem-solve better? Not just the daily issues we deal with, but the massive world-changing problems we deal with constantly? What about wanting to be more effective in your study? Have you ever wanted to learn to differentiate between what’s true and what’s not? Maybe you’re not as […]