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Tagged With: Prayer

Superstition and the LDS Mind — Well at least My Mind and Superstition

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Thayne Andersen

I posted a very brief post last year about Superstitions.  (See it here) I now am going to try to share some of my thoughts about magical thinking, superstition, talismans, occultism and LDS thinking. I’m first going to go out on a limb here and claim that most people at least understand magical thinking — … Continue reading »

Categories: hell death, judgment hell vatican, mormon lds skeptic, obedience | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Acknowledging God In All Things, Or, Can Faith Heal You And Keep You From Dying?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Thayne Andersen

Jesus Healed the Sick (and dead): A Mormon Perspective There are no shortages of claims that faith, priesthood and Jesus can (and does) heal the sick, lame and even the dead.  The New Testament claims that Jesus healed the blind, those who were lame, those who were lepers, bleeding women, the infirm, those who could … Continue reading »

Categories: christ, priesthood | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Yep, I Was Right All The Time: Confirmation Bias Is Active In My Mind

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Thayne Andersen

Being Right If you have made up your mind what to believe for your religion, your mind has just closed out options to other ways of thinking. You not only “SEE” that your decision is right in stimulus information coming to your mind, but you also exclude contradictory ideas and thoughts.  This is known as … Continue reading »

Categories: Credo | Tags: , , , , , , , | 6 Comments