Evan examines the logical fallacy of survivorship bias, gives some examples, and then goes over five ways to avoid falling into this trap. He also uses a couple of examples from the teachings of Jesus to draw out some Biblical rationale for this as well.

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The famous picture of bullet hole locations on WWII airplanes that is often cited as the preeminent example of survivorship bias: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias#/media/File:Survivorship-bias.svg

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In order to help continue producing quality content, and with ever-increasing obligations outside of the podcast, Evan has made the difficult decision to transition to a biweekly release schedule.

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Evan reads through and discusses an interesting pamphlet he received outside of Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025, entitled "A Biblical Examination of American Patriotism." (The pamphlet's writer, Jesse, has been invited on to the show, but at the time of publishing, has not responded to my inquiry.) Let's see if the claims hold up under scrutiny.

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Was the American Revolution a violation of Romans 13:1-7?https://www.gotquestions.org/American-Revolution-Romans-13.html

A lot of the themes mentioned in this episode are also discussed at length in my interview with Father Frank Brawner: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/2554066/episodes/18470559-episode-10-faith-politics-with-father-frank-brawner

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