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I’m increasingly convinced that LDS apologetics doesn’t just defend belief—it *reshapes the brain*.

Over time, it erodes the ability to think clearly, rationally, and independently. Why? Because Mormon apologetics doesn’t train you to follow the evidence—it conditions you to *protect a predetermined conclusion* no matter what.

Here's how the cycle works:
🔹 Contradictions? Just redefine the terms.
🔹 Inconvenient facts? Reframe or relativize them.
🔹 Doubts? Pathologize them as personal failure.

The result?
➤ Motivated reasoning becomes the norm.
➤ Faith is equated with logic.
➤ Pseudoscience gets canonized.
➤ Belief preservation takes priority over truth-seeking.

What starts as "defending the faith" eventually becomes a **cognitive trap**—a mental feedback loop that rewards:
✔ Circular reasoning
✔ Disregard for probability
✔ Spiritualizing irrationality

And if you dare to break free? You’re accused of apostasy, arrogance, or being deceived by Satan.

This isn’t just bad theology—it’s bad epistemology. And it has real consequences.

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