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Latter Day Struggles

79: On Waking up to Constricted Intellectualism & Cognitive Biases

Latter Day Struggles

Valerie Hamaker

Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Religion

4.4721 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Send us a Positive Review! In this episode Val and Nathan review several common cognitive biases that many Christians worldwide struggle with due to their leadership’s tendency to constrict intellectualism [because broad and open inquiry may challenge their denomination’s particular ideologies]. When intellectualism is stifled, we do not become complex thinkers and we tend to overlook these biases and shortchange our own God-given abilities to grow in knowledge, truth, and wisdom. ...

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0:00.0

Hi, Latter Day struggles, friends and fans.

0:03.1

We know that navigating a faith crisis can feel overwhelming, especially when it impacts our closest relationships, our parents, our partners, and our kids.

0:13.2

That's why Valerie has created two online self-paced classes to help.

0:17.3

The first is a couple's guide to faith crisis and expansion.

0:20.7

This class is here for a partner

0:21.9

or couple who want to navigate faith shifts with mutual respect and deeper connection. Next is

0:26.8

a family's guide to mixed faith parenting. This class offers tools to help parents develop

0:30.7

greater harmony and understanding when belief differences arise within our families. Both classes are

0:35.7

packed with helpful tools and perspectives that can

0:37.9

give you hope and a way forward. So if you're looking for a little guidance on this,

0:41.6

visit ladderday struggles.com to learn more. And now let's start the show.

1:05.7

Hey, Hey everybody, welcome to Latter Day Struggles. This is your host, Valerie. So great to be here with you again today. And hi, Nathan. Hi, how are you?

1:10.9

How are you? You will never not sound awkward when I say hi to you. It always feels so unnatural.

1:11.9

Maybe I should just... Maybe I should say hi first.

1:13.1

There you go.

1:13.5

Hi.

1:14.3

Hi.

1:14.7

Good to see you here.

1:15.5

Look at you.

1:15.8

Right there next to me.

1:16.7

Okay, that was still awkward.

1:18.5

We'll get there.

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