Nov 14 2020 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 scale Confirmation Bias is the problem. RESOURCES: https://time.com/5908505/trump-lawsuits-biden-wins/ https://www.n... Show more

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 Jan 04 2019 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 Vid... Show more

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 Jun 27 2018 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 f... Show more

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 May 19 2018 Cognitive Dissidents: 11: 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 G... Show more

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 May 19 2018 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 G... Show more

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 Apr 19 2018 Cognitive Dissidents: 10: 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... Show more

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 Apr 19 2018 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... Show more

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 Jan 18 2018 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 as... Show more

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 Jan 05 2018 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 util... Show more

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 Dec 25 2017 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 Merry Christmas and an incredible Holiday Season.  Wendy Perry from the Mormon Wellness Project put this together w... Show more

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