Jun 10, 2022
Within the contexts of Latter-day Saint testimony meetings and the congressional hearings now starting regarding the events and planning leading up to and following the January 6th, 2021 demonstrations/insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, it is good to talk about the nature of "truth" and all the factors involved in believing or speaking of something as "true." In this episode, LDF host Dan Wotherspoon goes solo, sharing a few framings that can help us see claims of truth in greater context, as well as through more graceful eyes, when we are forced to confront the reality that not everyone sees "facts" or values various things differently than we do.
The largest section of Dan's musings center around the
phenomenon that is endemic to many Latter-day Saint meetings and
other gatherings in which people say the "know the church is true."
What are some of the possibilities that they might be thinking of
when they proclaim that as "knowledge." What is "church" in these
contexts? Can imagining in new ways what's going on internally with
them help us enjoy and appreciate their testimonies even if this
sort of statement doesn't come to mind within us as something to
testify of?
The other main section focuses on the way that social factors play
into the construction of our world views, those things that we
consider as "true" or "truer" or "more likely" than other views. In
taking a look at that, can er more easily confront the challenges
and hangups we have that are keeping us from fully flourishing
spiritually?
Listen in!