You Can’t Choose To Believe, But You Can Choose To Avoid Bias
Channel: For Goodness Sake
Date: 20/08/2023

We make choices every day about the information we consume. About the voices and perspectives we pay attention to. 

I used to believe that information from sources unfriendly to mormonism could be dangerous. Now I see that lack of information is far more dangerous, because limiting our sources leads to bias and false beliefs. 

So let's choose to be open to new ideas and new sources of information, even (and especially) when they challenge our current beliefs. It's much better to have our beliefs emerge from a broad experience with evidence and perspectives, rather than try to choose 'correct' beliefs.


Sources:
Mosiah 4:30
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/4?lang=eng&id=p30#p30

"Do I Stay Christian?" by Brian McLaren
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/58724954