Daniel: Psychology of Apologetics

You’re going to want to grab a cozy drink and pull up your favorite note-taking app because this episode is jam-packed!Former guest, Daniel shared his deconversion story here, and now he returns with a lesson on the psychology of modern—and often, predatory—apologetics. He knows his stuff, so prepare to learn a few things.“The target audience of apologetics is actually believers, and the purpose of apologetics is to reduce cognitive dissonance.”LinksDaniel’s first episodehttps://gracefulatheist.com/2022/10/09/daniel-office-of-the-skeptic/InteractFor quotes, recommendations, transcripts and more see the full episode show noteshttps://gracefulatheist.com/2023/07/16/daniel-psychology-of-apologetics/Join the Deconversion Anonymous Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversionGraceful Atheist Podcast Merch!https://www.teepublic.com/user/gracefulatheistpodcastSupport the podcast on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/gracefulatheistSecular Gracehttps://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/Deconversionhttps://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/Deconstructionhttps://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/#deconstruction/Attribution"Waves" track written and produced by Makaih Beatshttps://makaihbeats.net/