Psych 312 Forum 3 Module 5 Discussion

The Concept of Groupthink and how it applies to the BibleThe concept of groupthink is closely related to conformity to the world that is widely discussed in the Bible. Groupthink is the phenomenon where the desire to come into a consensus and maintain cohesiveness in a group overrides people's shared desire to present unpopular opinions, give alternatives, critique when making decisions—the willingness of cohesion. In many cases where there is a strong leader, the team members are intimidated, and they may set aside their own beliefs to conform to the groups' opinions. The same conforming concept is in the Bible, where the Bible discourages Christians against conforming to the world. The same way members of a group may ignore their beliefs and own opinions and go along with the decision made is closely related to how some Christians would want to fit in society and abandon their beliefs to show cohesion to society's large group. CITATION Som18 \l 1033 (Sommers, 2018)The Bible says in Romans chapter 12 verses 2, "Do not be conformed to the world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is