Author Archive for: goose52
Entries by Mark Lansberry
Hero or Victim, But Never the Villain – January 31, 2021
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 The next two biases look at the social-political dimensions of seeing: Confidence Bias: We mistake confidence for competence, and we are all vulnerable to the lies […]
Seeing is Political – January 24, 2021
Scripture: Jonah 3: 1-5, 10: Psalm 62:5-12 The next three biases look at the social-political dimensions of seeing: Conservative/Liberal bias: Conservatives and Liberals see the world differently. Liberals see […]
Seeing is a Social Act – January 17, 2021
Scripture: John 1:43-51 The next three biases look at the social dimensions of seeing: Community bias: It is very hard to see something your group doesn’t want you to see. […]
We Didn’t Know – January 10, 2021
Scripture: Acts 19:1-7 John the Baptist set the stage for change…and preached in the wilderness his message of repentance and life change. He baptized…but it was a precursor to baptism […]
Why Can’t We See? – January 3, 2021
Scripture: Matthew 2: 1-12 Two biases set the stage for all the others: Confirmation Bias: the human brain welcomes information that confirms what it already thinks and resists information that […]