Cognitive Dissidents

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. Resources:Youtube Video of Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson Part 1 Youtube Video of Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson Part 2 Quotes from […] The post Cognitive Dissidents: 012: Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, and the Damage of Dogma appeared first on Cognitive Dissidents.

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 for the individual whose exceptional conduct is being observed. […] The post Cognitive Dissidents: 012: Elevation Emotion appeared first on Cognitive Dissidents.

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 Gaslighting.  We use the article “Mormons, you aren’t […] The post Cognitive Dissidents: 11: Gaslighting appeared first on Cognitive Dissidents.

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 but doubts are bad, and how cultures of reporting people for discrediting the […] The post Cognitive Dissidents: 10: Tattle Tellers, Narcs, and Snitches appeared first on Cognitive Dissidents.

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 asking them to disassociate from friends and family who ask […] The post Cognitive Dissidents: 009: Doubt and the Internet appeared first on Cognitive Dissidents.