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Cognitive Dissidents: 008: Testimony Gained In The Bearing Of It
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:15:20
Publish Date: 2018-01-05 06:04:10
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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 believe something they did not believe to begin with.  We use the example in Mormonism of “A Testimony is gained in the bearing of it” to show how this works within religion.

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_truth_effect
https://www.wired.com/2017/02/dont-believe-lies-just-people-repeat/
http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/01/if-you-repeat-a-lie-enough-people-think-its-true-5536488/

http://library.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/ft/rh/rh_reiteration_1997.pdf
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20161026-how-liars-create-the-illusion-of-truth

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fighting-fear/201405/telling-yourself-something

www.spring.org.uk/2010/12/the-illusion-of-truth.php

https://www.lds.org/ensign/1983/01/the-candle-of-the-lord?lang=eng
https://www.lds.org/youth/article/questions-about-bearing-your-testimony?lang=eng
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2000/10/pure-testimony?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/04/testimony?lang=eng

 

 

 


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