tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642391879245273633.post5118318176823101551..comments2024-03-25T00:12:13.816-07:00Comments on Mother Wheel: LDS Families Celebrating the Seasons: Book Review: PaganismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642391879245273633.post-1270607982617314322011-12-15T00:03:39.951-08:002011-12-15T00:03:39.951-08:00I just got this book, and I am LOVING it. It has a...I just got this book, and I am LOVING it. It has a lot of "study questions" (or just good things to think about), as well as some guided meditations, and some exercises. <br /><br />The chapter about belief is really good, it challenges you to realize that every belief you have also forces you to not believe certain other things (ie, we are all biased in some way). So, for example, if I believe that humans are inherently 'fallen' or flawed/sinful, then I cannot believe that they are inherently good...and visa versa.<br />The belief chapter also briefly addresses the issue of belief persistence. I learned about belief persistence in my psychology classes, and essentially it is that we tend to believe the first thing(s) we learn, and to stick with believing them, even when we are presented with conflicting information (information with more solid factual basis than our prior held beliefs). We tend to ignore or blatantly disregard things that conflict with our already held beliefs. There is no logic to belief persistence, it's strictly 'first come first served' as it were. An interesting issue to contemplate!Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279308378287322473noreply@blogger.com