1: The Big Ditch

About this sermon

On this introductory episode for Season 2 of Learning How to See, Brian, Gigi, Mike and Paul review the biases and talk about two biases that set the stage for all the others: 1. Confirmation Bias: the human brain welcomes information that confirms what it already thinks and resist information that disturbs or contradicts what it already thinks. 2. Complexity Bias: the human brain prefers a simple lie to a complex truth. The prayers/intentions used in this season can be found here at the following links, depending on where you listen to podcasts: Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/practices-for-learning-how-to-see/id1570896579) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/4OH2r0QNlc4W0rHCbpEg27) | RadioPublic (https://radiopublic.com/practices-for-learning-how-to-see-69QYNP) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/center-for-action-and-contemplation/practices-for-learning-how-to-see) Resources: • The transcript for this episode. (https://cac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/LHTS_Transcript_S2_Episode1.pdf) • Brian's e-book: Why Don't They Get It? (https://www.brianmclaren.net/store/) Connect with us: • We’d love to hear your thoughts, comments or feedback. Send us an email (mailto:podcasts@cac.org) at podcasts@cac.org • Center for Action and Contemplation: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CenterforActionandContemplation) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cacradicalgrace/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/CACRadicalGrace) • Brian McLaren: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mclaren.brian) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/brian_mclaren/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/brianmclaren) This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at cac.org/podcastsupport (https://www.cac.org/podcastsupport)  Thank you!