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How Authority Gets Wired In From Childhood

July 19, 2026 / 00:49

This episode discusses personal relationships with God, church indoctrination, and the influence of prophets in religious teachings. Key topics include the conflict between personal faith and following religious leaders.

The conversation highlights how children are taught to follow prophets through songs and teachings. The speaker reflects on the impact of these lessons on their understanding of faith.

There is a focus on the struggle between individual belief and external authority within religious contexts. The speaker questions the authenticity of their spiritual journey in relation to the teachings of prophets.

TLDR

The episode examines the conflict between personal faith and following religious leaders in church teachings.

Episode

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Am I having this personal relationship with God or am I following this man who's also writing scripture at the same
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time, you know? There's so many other outside authorities that there's really not even a choice to follow your own
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your own inner knower. You know, even even as kids the church is really good with
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um I guess indoctrination for lack of a better word. You know, as kids every Sunday we were singing all these songs
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and one of the songs that we would sing at almost Sunday was follow the prophet.
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You know, it wasn't it wasn't necessary I mean, we were singing songs about Christ too, but there was a lot of songs
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about the prophet, about this man that we were that we were regarding similar to God.

Episode Highlights

  • Childhood Indoctrination
    Reflecting on how church teachings shaped childhood beliefs.
    “The church is really good with indoctrination.”
    @ 00m 19s
    July 19, 2026
  • Songs of Worship
    Discussing the impact of songs about the prophet on faith.
    “We were singing songs about the prophet, about this man that we were regarding similar to God.”
    @ 00m 39s
    July 19, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • You know, as kids the church is really good with indoctrination.
    How Authority Gets Wired In From Childhood

Key Moments

  • Childhood Indoctrination00:19
  • Songs of Worship00:39