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Podcast: The Honest Truth About Dishonesty Part 3

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Lucas presents a lesson with some interactive polls about dishonesty. Do we think about what makes us cheat? Thanks to the marvel of modern technology, the assembly was able to answer questions in real time, and see everyone’s results. Briefly, we covered: —The cheating bug. (And is it contagious?)—How to avoid getting ethically ill.—Do we cheat more when we’re together? —Remember your mortality. —Conflicts of interest.—Prioritizing values, and would you…

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Podcast: Intellectual Honesty: Avoiding Overstating Your Case (And Especially Snow Jobs)

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Reading Time: < 1 minute An old study keeps floating around the internet, claiming that children who grow up in religious households are less altruistic than those raised in a secular environment. The study, upon peer-review, was found to have incredible flaws. A recent meme—below—from my faith heritage shares some flaws. We utilize this meme during the class to look at the importance of presenting the strengths and weaknesses of any position you hold. With…

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Podcast: The Honest Truth About Dishonesty—Part 2

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Reading Time: < 1 minute What causes us to lie? If money’s on the line, do we lie more? What if we can make a lot of money? How can we enhance our own honesty? Lucas leads a lesson using Dr. Dan Ariely’s book “The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone—Especially Ourselves.” You can find the slideshow’s download link hosted at slideshare here. The class starts at slide 34 and ends at…

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Podcast: God’s Foreknowledge (Class)

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Reading Time: 5 minutes How can God know the outcome of the world? How is it that we are predestined? Do we have free will? Above, I go over the three, big theories on this. The class notes follow: What are the three views commonly called? 1.______________, 2._______________, 3.______________ ________ JC, early-mid 1500s Often summed by “TULIP.” Total depravity—we are totally depraved and unable to choose good. Unconditional election—we are unconditionally elected to salvation…

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Podcast: The Honest Truth About Dishonesty (Part 1)

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: < 1 minute Lucas goes through a fun lesson that’s interactive—you can play along as you listen, too! We learn about the lies we tell everyone, and especially ourselves, as well as how to overcome them, using scientific studies by Dr. Dan Ariely and others. Attached to this link is the slideshow in case you want to give the same lesson or just follow along.

Podcast on Divorce: Discussion 1 and 2

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: < 1 minute Divorce 1 and 2 Discussion—You can probably skip to the 38-minute mark if you want to get straight to the real setup for the coming class, as the first discussion is much abbreviated for privacy. However, if you’d like to listen to both discussion portions, the 1st portion is about: -Historical church views of divorce.-Old Covenant reasons for which divorce was allowed.-A brief look at what unfaithfulness in marriage entailed….

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