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In the Prologue to Season 1: Truth, Brother Buzz shares his Mormon pioneer legacy and his dilemma.

Faith. Truth. Legacy. All come together as one generation of Latter-day Saints passes the torch of truth on to the next. . . It is TRUE, isn't it? What happens when disbelief disrupts a 7th-generation Mormon father just as his kids are coming of age to be baptized into the faith? This introduction to Study Faith with AI paints the backstory for why the producer became Brother Buzz and set out on a journey of faith, truth, and discovery - with the help of two very intelligent AI podcast hosts.

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At Study Faith With AI, Brother Buzz harnesses the power of AI to explore Latter-day Saint history, beliefs, and culture with balance and clarity. Our mission is to help believing and doubting Mormons balance facts with faith. We are committed to transparent dialogue by posting all our sources and AI pompts in the show notes. Listen along, then follow the sources to dive deep! AI powered by Google LM Notebook

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Episode 2 of Truth explores humanity's universal desire for certainty, particularly within the context of Mormon faith. Hosts Meg Jensen and Paul Carter examine how the emphasis on "knowing" rather than "believing" shapes Mormon culture and individual faith journeys. Through personal stories and academic insights, they investigate the balance between conviction and doubt, the role of evidence versus spiritual experiences, and how people navigate faith crises. The discussion ultimately suggests that embracing uncertainty while maintaining intellectual humility might be more valuable than pursuing absolute certainty.

Sources

• Chat GPT: How Can we Know Historical Facts?
• Wikipedia: Epistemology
• Essay: Bound to Happen - Explanation Bias in Historical Analysis
• Essay: "A Reflection on Joseph Smith’s Restorationist Vision of Truth" by Ryan Ward Published in Dialogue Vol. 55 #2
• Essay: "Faith, Reason, Knowledge, and Truth" by Richard Williams. Source: BYU Devotional, Feb 1, 2000.
• Essay: Observation, Reason, Faith, and Revelation
• Essay: Follow the Footnotes_Gospel Topics Essays_LDS Discussions

AI Prompt
Examine truth's role in faith crises: explore conflicts between faith and facts in Mormonism (First Vision accounts, Book of Mormon historicity, plural marraige Smith). Analyze how discovering contradictory evidence affects belief. Address explanation bias, fear of truth, and cost of ignoring evidence. Discuss objective vs subjective truth, evaluation frameworks, and maintaining integrity while preserving faith. Introduce concept that different truths need different verification methods.

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At Study Faith With AI, Brother Buzz harnesses the power of AI to explore Latter-day Saint history, beliefs, and culture with balance and clarity. Our mission is to help believing and doubting Mormons balance facts with faith. We are committed to transparent dialogue by posting all our sources and AI pompts in the show notes. Listen along, then follow the sources to dive deep! AI powered by Google LM Notebook

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Episode 3 of Truth explores the complex nature of truth through five distinct categories: scientific, historical, religious, metaphorical, and experiential truth. The discussion emphasizes the importance of recognizing multiple ways of knowing while maintaining critical thinking in our modern information landscape.

Sources

• Essay: "Faith, Reason, Knowledge, and Truth" by Richard Williams. Source: BYU Devotional, Feb 1, 2000.
• Essay: Observation, Reason, Faith, and Revelation
• "Faith, Reason, Knowledge, and Truth" by Richard Williams. Source: BYU Devotional, Feb 1, 2000.
• "Observation, Reason, Faith, and Revelation" by Dale G. Renlund - Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Source: Religious Educator Vol. 25 No. 1 2024
• "Emotions 2.0: When I Feel What You Feel" by Hidden Brain podcast. Published Oct 21, 2024
• CES Letter Rebuttal Truth & Testimony_Jim Bennett
• Essay: CES Letter_Testimony & Spiritual Witness
• Video: My LDS Journey_Follow the Spirit

AI Prompt
Discuss the interconnectedness of observation, reason, and faith in the search for truth. Describe the pitfalls of relying soley on one of these. Illustrate with examples. Emphasize the synergy that is important to receive personal revelation. Highlight the importance of work, questioning, humility, iterive learning. Conclude discuing facts and faith - should be in harmony and each person's responsibility to stick a balance. Be detailed. Be scholarly. Audience: believing and doubting Mormons.

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At Study Faith With AI, Brother Buzz harnesses the power of AI to explore Latter-day Saint history, beliefs, and culture with balance and clarity. Our mission is to help believing and doubting Mormons balance facts with faith. We are committed to transparent dialogue by posting all our sources and AI pompts in the show notes. Listen along, then follow the sources to dive deep! AI powered by Google LM Notebook

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Episode 4 of Truth explores the nature of personal revelation within the LDS Church, examining how individuals recognize spiritual guidance, handle unanswered prayers, and navigate conflicts between personal promptings and institutional teachings. Through various sources including academic articles and devotional speeches, the hosts discuss the challenges and complexities of discerning divine communication.

Sources

• "Helping Students Understand the Principles of Personal Revelation" by Rondald Bartholemew. Source: Religious Educator Vol 5. No. 1 2004
• "Planted: Belief and Belonging in the Age of Doubt" by Patrick Mason published by the Neil A. Maxell Institute for Relgious Scholarship
• "Personal Revelation and the Process of Conversion" by Gerald LundSource: Religious Educator Vol 3. No. 1 2002
• CES Letter Rebuttal Truth & Testimony_Jim Bennett

AI Prompt
Analyze interaction between personal and institutional revelation. How we recognize spiritual truth? Examine limits of personal revelation for historical facts. What about when prayers are unanswered? What about the devil's deceptions? Our own feelings? Dicuss bias. Address when personal revelation might legitimately differ from institutional positions. Discuss stewardship boundaries in revelation. Show how personal revelation complements rather than replaces other truth-seeking methods.

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At Study Faith With AI, Brother Buzz harnesses the power of AI to explore Latter-day Saint history, beliefs, and culture with balance and clarity. Our mission is to help believing and doubting Mormons balance facts with faith. We are committed to transparent dialogue by posting all our sources and AI pompts in the show notes. Listen along, then follow the sources to dive deep! AI powered by Google LM Notebook

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Episode 5 of Truth explores faith crises within the LDS Church through the lens of the BITE model (Behavior, Information, Thought, and Emotional control). The hosts examine how the church manages historical narratives, handles "uncorrelated information," and responds to members experiencing doubts. Through analysis of a 2013 study and various sources, they discuss the tension between institutional control and individual faith journeys.

Sources

• "The Mantle is Far, Far Greater than the Intellect" Boyd K. Packer 1981
• Video: BITE Model by Steve Hassan
• Report_LDS Personal Faith Crisis
• Essay: LDS Personal Faith Crisis

AI Prompt
Investigate evolution of institutional historical narratives, "useful truth", and the BITE model & whether the Church fits. Describe common causes of a faith crisis. Where has Church revised, been selective, or mishandled historical info, policy, or doctrine? Be specific. Discuss role of context in historical "facts". Address what makes content "anti-Mormon". Who decides? Provide framework for weighing historical and scientific evidence against spiritual witness. Can facts and faith co-exist?

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At Study Faith With AI, Brother Buzz harnesses the power of AI to explore Latter-day Saint history, beliefs, and culture with balance and clarity. Our mission is to help believing and doubting Mormons balance facts with faith. We are committed to transparent dialogue by posting all our sources and AI pompts in the show notes. Listen along, then follow the sources to dive deep! AI powered by Google LM Notebook

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Episode 6 of Truth explores the complex relationship between spiritual self-reliance and religious authority within the LDS Church. The hosts examine how members can balance respecting church leadership while developing their own spiritual autonomy, discussing the challenges of critical thinking, informed consent, and personal revelation within a religious context.

Sources

• Essay: "Doubt Not, But Be Believing" By Elder and Sister Dale G. Renlund of the Qurouum of the Twelve Apostles
• Essay: LDS Discussions Commentary of "Doubt Not, But Be Believing"
• Essay: Not Blind Faith, but Big Faith
• Essay: Commentary of "Not Blind Faith, but Big Faith" by LDS Discussions
• Essay: "Stand Forever" by Lawrence E. Corbridge
• Essay: LDS Discussions Commentary of "Stand Forever"
• Essay: Truth Seeking_Mormon Stories
• Essay: Testimony and Feeling the Spirit_Mormon Stories
• Video: Cult-Like Behaviors in the LDS Church with Steven Hassan_Mormon Stories_1744

AI Prompt
Explore spiritual self reliance in truth determination and examine dangers of outsourcing truth-seeking to authorities. How doe we balance respect for authority and intellectual honesty? How can we recognize manipulation and avoid deception from external sources & Church leaders. Analyze BITE model and whether the Mormon Church fits in any way. Provide methods for developing independent spiritual truth-seeking skills while maintaining faith. Be detailed. Audience: believing & doubting Mormons.

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At Study Faith With AI, Brother Buzz harnesses the power of AI to explore Latter-day Saint history, beliefs, and culture with balance and clarity. Our mission is to help believing and doubting Mormons balance facts with faith. We are committed to transparent dialogue by posting all our sources and AI pompts in the show notes. Listen along, then follow the sources to dive deep! AI powered by Google LM Notebook

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Episode 7 of Truth explores the complex journey of life after a Mormon faith crisis through personal stories and expert insights. The hosts examine how individuals navigate the challenges of rebuilding their lives, finding new sources of meaning, and managing relationships after leaving or questioning their religious beliefs, while offering practical guidance for those on similar journeys.

Sources

• Video: Nihilism After Christianity / Mormonism - Brittney Hartley | Ep. 1840
• Video: Spirituality without Religion - No Nonsense Spirituality w/ Britt Hartley | Ep. 1890
• Video: Ignoring Your Inner-Voice as a Mormon Woman - Amy Lloyd Pt. 1 | Ep. 1816
• Video: Parenting after a Mormon Divorce - Amy Lloyd Pt. 2 | Ep. 1818
• Podcast: Raising Children in a Non-Traditional LDS Home | Ep. 143-146

AI Prompt
Focus on living in truth after a faith crisis. Discuss nihilism, fears, dangers, and grieving. Discuss challenges to concept of death, morality, sin, and free will. Pitfalls to avoid? Discuss marriage and family reprucussions of a faith crisis. Discuss marital challenges. Examine tips on how to raise children in a mixed faith or ex-Mormon home. Give pratcial tips for finding and building a community either within the Church as a nuanced member, or outside the church. How to live in joy and truth

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In this Prologue to Season 2: Beginnings, Brother Buzz shares an impressionable primary activity and its impact on his faith journey.

In Season 2: "Beginnings," we examine the early life of Joseph Smith and the foundations of Mormonism. Using AI technology to analyze historical sources and commentaries, this season explores the forces that shaped Smith's path from farmboy to prophet.

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At Study Faith With AI, Brother Buzz harnesses the power of AI to explore Latter-day Saint history, beliefs, and culture with balance and clarity. Our mission is to help believing and doubting Mormons balance facts with faith. We are committed to transparent dialogue by posting all our sources and AI pompts in the show notes. Listen along, then follow the sources to dive deep! AI powered by Google LM Notebook

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