1788: Spiritual Witnesses and Testimonies w/ LDS Discussions Ep. 43

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Introduction

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How to Set Up an Episode of LDS Discussions

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The Importance of Spiritual Witnesses

03:48 • 2min

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The Power of Prayer in Mormonism

05:44 • 3min

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The Amorphous Power of Prayer

09:09 • 3min

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How the Church Teach Spiritual Experiences

11:56 • 3min

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The Importance of Spiritual Witnesses in Mormonism

15:16 • 3min

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The Mormonist Testimony

18:36 • 2min

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The Power of Surrender

20:54 • 3min

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The Power of Dianetics

23:59 • 2min

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The Power of Asking God

25:57 • 5min

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The Power of Belief

31:18 • 2min

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The Problem With Spiritual Witnesses in Mormonism

32:48 • 2min

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The Importance of Music in the Holy Ghost

34:38 • 2min

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How to Form a Spiritual Witness

36:34 • 3min

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The Importance of Indoctrination

39:21 • 2min

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The Importance of Indoctrination

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The Importance of Criticism in the Mormon Church

43:03 • 2min

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Theology Degrees and Credentials of Dalen Oaks

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The Implications of Apologetics on Mormonism

47:00 • 3min

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The Importance of Trust in the Church

49:34 • 2min

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The Manipulative Advice of Mormon Church Leaders

51:57 • 3min

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The Importance of Repetition

54:42 • 3min

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The Power of Bearing It Over and Over Again

58:09 • 3min

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The Illusory Truth Effect

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How to Gain a Personal Witness of the Prophet Joseph Smith

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The Benefits of Repetition

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The Importance of Elevation Emotion in Mormon Testimony

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The Power of Music in Church Videos

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The Power of Elevation Emotion

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The Difference Between Emotion and the Holy Ghost

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The Unintelligible Holy Ghost

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The Importance of Emotional Experiences in the Church

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The Importance of Emotional Reasoning

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The Importance of Emotional Reasoning in the Church

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The No True Scotsman Fallacy

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The God of Mormonism Is Incompetent and Weak

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How to Believe in the Mind of Will of God

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Building a Witness to the Elements

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The Importance of Being Aware of Confirmation Bias

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The Power of Trusting Evidence and Data

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The Backfire Effect of False Information

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The Backfire Effect of False Newspaper Articles

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The Adaptive Nature of the Backfire Effect

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The Backfire Effect of Conflicting Evidence

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The Impact of Mormonism on Faith

01:46:23 • 3min

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The Backfire Effect of the Mormon Church

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The Importance of Providing Support for People Who Need It

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The Importance of Listening to Your Podcast

01:52:47 • 2min

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The Worst Thing You Can Do When You're Lost in a Religion

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The Importance of Gentle Questions

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The Importance of Being Gentle

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The Sunk Cost Fallacy

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How to Make the Best of Bad Situations

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The Sunk Cost Fallacy and Mormonism

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The Sunk Cost Fallacy

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The Dynamic of Motivated Reasoning

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The Trap of the Church

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Motivated Reasoning in Mormonism

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Circular Reasoning: How to Short Circuit Your Critical Thinking

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The Importance of Circular Reasoning

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The Bandwagon Effect and the Church's Truthfulness

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The Appeal to Popularity

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The Evolution of the Faith Crisis

02:23:56 • 3min

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The Importance of Special Pleading

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The Role of Special Pleading in the Church

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The Importance of Apology

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The Importance of Critical Thinking

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The Importance of Appealing to Authority

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The Importance of Obedience

02:35:43 • 2min

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The Problem With Appealing to Authority

02:37:20 • 5min

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The Power of Fear and Uncertainty

02:42:03 • 2min

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How the Mormon Church Handles Doubts

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How the Mormon Church Handles Doubts

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The Danger of Learning Helplessness in Abusive Relationships

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The Church's Bias in Fallacy

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The Dishonest Approach to the Book of Mormon

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The Importance of Hearing and Recognizing Logical Fallacies

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The Use of Equivocation in Religion

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The Importance of Apologetics

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Paul H. Dunn: A General Authority in the 1980s

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Paul Dunn: A General Authority

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The Transfiguration of Brigham Young

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The Lady in the Hat

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The Prophet of God's Choice

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The Flight of Death

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Nelson's Problem With the Truth

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How to Make Sense of Your Experiences

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The Email I Received From Someone Who Was Suffering With Church Claims

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The Importance of a Good Story

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The Power of Confusion

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The Truthfulness of the LDS Church

03:17:23 • 2min

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The Power of Belief

03:19:12 • 4min

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The Importance of Knowing Your Witnesses

03:22:46 • 2min

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The Psychology of Religion With Dr. James Nagel

03:24:18 • 4min

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The Sunk Cost Fallacy

03:28:07 • 2min

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How to Have Your Emotions Suffered and Strengthened

03:29:40 • 3min

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Mormon Stories LDS Discussion Edition

03:32:20 • 2min