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LTMFS Part 44: God, Prayer, Bias, and Y2K

January 5, 2016 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: Last week my brother and his wife joined 1st Baptist Church of Nowata. He said the pastor is great and that they teach good classes. In fact, the pastor just finished teaching “Masterlife” (a great discipleship course). So we decided … [Read more...]

Letters bias, church, confirmation bias, pray, prayer, suffering, y2k

LTMFS Part 41: Conspiracies

July 24, 2015 Matt 1 Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: I bought some more rechargable batteries and we have more solar chargers on the way so when Y2K comes we’ll still have flashlights, radios, and even a little TV. At times I get skeptical about Y2K, but things are getting weird … [Read more...]

Letters confirmation bias, conspiracy, conspiracy theories, evidence, y2k

LTMFS Part 20: Confirmation Bias and Demons

February 18, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Things are falling into place. Mom and Dad bought a mobile home and a tractor. Unfortunately, some things are costing them a bit more than they hoped and things are adding up fast. Taxes were $4000 more than they thought, the … [Read more...]

Letters confirmation bias, demons, evidence, god glasses, self esteem, trust

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