tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183347299750191418.post608461451985127132..comments2016-03-31T00:09:18.266-07:00Comments on Wiggle Room: It doesn't matter if it's true -- evolution of a Mormon miracleBig Lunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092964401837142714noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183347299750191418.post-59595011385142048292012-01-11T17:03:31.073-08:002012-01-11T17:03:31.073-08:00I am undergoing Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Gen...I am undergoing Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Generalized Anxiety and Panic Disorder (A good deal of which I am discovering Is left overs from my Mormon past). In CBT one of the things we do is categorize our thoughts into different groups of false assumptions. One of these false assumptions is emotional reasoning: looking back on it now, Mormons have this one in spades. Your account of your sisters and fathers assumptions is good evidence of emotional reasoning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183347299750191418.post-63326847023134363732011-07-19T19:48:14.290-07:002011-07-19T19:48:14.290-07:00That's very interesting. A lot of these faith-...That's very interesting. A lot of these faith-promoting stories seem to "grow in the telling," even though no one has any intention of saying something untrue.kurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05945400924271622826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183347299750191418.post-28373303697688646872011-07-19T09:43:49.969-07:002011-07-19T09:43:49.969-07:00Very interesting post. Since leaving the Mormon C...Very interesting post. Since leaving the Mormon Church, I've come to realize that Mormons look for things to bolster their positions, like their "feelings." And naturally, whatever doesn't bolster their position, they discard. Obviously your sister doesn't want to hear your explanation for the "miracle," and doesn't want to know all the circumstances surrounding it because she might have to acknowledge that it wasn't a miracle at all. After all, this a mountain of evidence against the Mormon Church being true, but several TBMs with whom I've talked don't seem to care about the evidence but rather cling to the "feelings" they have when they read the Book of Mormon and go to the Temple. No amount of evidence could convince them otherwise because of their "feelings." Of course, when I listen to them, I realize that I was once like them, which I find very sad.Diane Tingenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11233557863633027893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183347299750191418.post-62574386636577556152011-07-18T21:44:12.387-07:002011-07-18T21:44:12.387-07:00thanks for that it has help methanks for that it has help meAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161028984888563321noreply@blogger.com