Doubt, Part 1 | Episode 9

Join just little ol' me introducing the series! Today, we're going a bit into what I call "the psychology of doubt" - giving shape to a shadowy experience. Please check out all the notes and resources below: NOTES/CORRECTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS/ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS: Defining my terms: •Doubt is the hovering between two thoughts that appear to oppose each other. •Unbelief is the opposite of belief, not doubt. Unbelief is the decided landing on a thought that opposes belief. •Certainty is confidence and assurance without doubt. This certainty can come and go. •Mystery is the realm of things that cannot be known with certainty. This realm includes possibilities people often claim are certain.Doubt can produce: •Anxiety •Irritability •Sense of paranoia •Despair •ShameClaims of doubt: •First, doubt will often present an idea as one that negates a corresponding idea presented by faith. •Second, doubt regarding a certain aspect of our faith, however significant it can seem, does not mean the rest of our faith is brought into question. •Third, just because a belief or a doubt presents a reasonable order of claims doesn't mean that it's true. •Fourth, we often believe new information more readily than the information we've been familiarized to. This is called novelty bias. Please reach out with concerns or thoughts on Instagram or Twitter. :) --------- RESOURCES: •"God in the Dark" by Os Guinness •Is it a sin to doubt? http://www.evidenceunseen.com/bible-difficulties-2/nt-difficulties/1-2-timothy-titus-philemon-hebrews-james-1-2-peter/jas-16-is-it-a-sin-to-doubt/ --------- VERSES ALLUDED TO/REFERENCED: •Matthew 7:7 •Romans 1:20 •Hebrews 11:1 --------- TERMS USED: •Novelty bias --------- CREDITS & CONTACT: Intro/Outro Music: "Lens Flare" by Peter Sandberg via Epidemic Sound Middle Music: "I Deserve Better" by Spring Gang and "Choose" by Mindme via Epidemic Sound Facebook: facebook.com/helloemilyurban Twitter: @helloemilyurban Instagram: @helloemilyurban Patreon: patreon.com/helloemilyurban Website: emilyurban.com Please send any questions or concerns you may have regarding this episode to me via the contact form on my website, or send me a voice memo via Facebook or Instagram! (Try to keep the voice memo to 20 seconds or less.)