8: Deconstructing Deconstruction

Published: April 14, 2021, noon

In this episode Nathan learns what the word ‘heuristic’ means, and we talk a lot about ‘deconstruction’ — what it means, what it doesn’t mean, and what the process might be like for people like us who are going through it. Intro - 0:00 * Sunburns are caused by the sun * Steve is very very white It’s Everywhere - 3:43 * Toyota Hilux Truck (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Hilux) * Baader-Meinhoff Phenomenon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion) * Confirmation Bias (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias) * Availability Heuristic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic) * “Whoever has ears to hear…” Matthew 11:15 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A15&version=NIV) * Article: “Jesus Cleansing the Temple” by Beth Moore (https://blog.lproof.org/2021/03/holy-week-jesus-cleansing-the-temple.html) * Article: Beth Moore leaves the SBC (https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2021/march/beth-moore-leave-southern-baptist-sbc-lifeway-abuse-trump.html?share=L9TtG88iFL2nOGscjGHMsdT1AspFxZhP&utm_medium=widgetsocial) What is it? - 15:16 * Deconstruction according to Jaques Derrida (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction) * The Deconstruction Network (https://thedeconstructionnetwork.com/) * Pixar Movie: “Inside Out” (https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/inside-out/uzQ2ycVDi2IE) Black sheep going upstream - 33:04 * Agreeableness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreeableness) * Group Think (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink) * Podcast: Adam Grant on “Dare to Lead” podcast by Brené Brown (https://open.spotify.com/episode/683bEXlSWMNSU3oQ26UXIL?si=kvpmKK6lSjWL2u1TUJySWw) * Book: “Think Again” by Adam Grant (https://amzn.to/3dfffCc) Life in a bubble - 49:20 * Dinosaur National Monument (https://www.nps.gov/dino/index.htm) * Article: The age of nones may favor churches that welcome doubters (https://religionnews.com/2020/01/14/the-age-of-nones-may-favor-churches-who-welcome-doubters/) * Thomas Pikkety (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Piketty) * Amish (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish) Why do we deconstruct? 1:07:43 * Article: U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Nun) * The Flying Nun (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Nun) * Article: White Evangelicals stick by Trump (https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/10/13/white-christians-continue-to-favor-trump-over-biden-but-support-has-slipped/) * Cognitive Dissonance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance) Compounding variables - 1:29:07 * Trump, Black Lives Matter, COVID * The Good Samaritan - Luke 10:25-37 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2010%3A25-37&version=NIV) * You’re not alone * With God Daily (https://skyejethani.com/with-god-daily/)