How the Mormon Church Handles Doubt | Ep. 1800 | LDS Discussions Ep. 44

In this eye-opening episode of LDS Discussions, Mike, John Dehlin, and Nemo the Mormon explore the Mormon church's approach to handling doubt. They take a brief historical journey into the realm of Mormon doubt and apologetics. We critically examine the church's framing of doubters as “unruly children” and labeling doubts that lead away from the church as “evil.” They discuss the reliance on the church as the sole source of authority on truth and the discouragement of critical thinking. With insights from various church authorities, this episode provides valuable perspectives on navigating doubt within the Mormon church. Listeners who have experienced doubts or questioned their faith may find this episode particularly enlightening and relatable.

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Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:00 A look at how the Mormon church handles doubt
00:05:00 A brief history of Mormon doubt and apologetics
00:24:10 How the Renlunds described having doubts about the church
00:36:30 Reframing problems in the Mormon Church as “small dents”
00:43:00 Setting the question so that all roads lead to the church
00:48:15 Framing those who doubt as unruly, petulant children
01:05:45 Framing doubt that leads you away from the Church as evil
01:22:15 The Mormon church is the only sources for authority on truth
01:30:45 Elder Corbridge and appeals to authority
01:35:00 Elder Corbridge tells BYU students to ignore the “Secondary” questions
01:43:30 The problem with Elder Corbridge short circuiting critical thinking
01:45:00 Elder Corbridge blame those who leave for focusing on the “secondary” problems
01:48:00 Dallin H. Oaks: Research is not the answer
01:55:30 The is advice you should run away from and never look back
01:58:30 Elder Christensen: Doubts are Dangerous
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