Category Archives: Science
Rethinking the Flood (part IV)
I’ve previously expressed my opinion (here and here, plus here) that the classic (conservative Christian) view of the Noachian flood — a worldwide immersion of liquid water, likely between 3000 and 2000 AD — is implausible due to a complete … Continue reading
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“Some say the world will end by fire…”
Christian Groups: Biblical Armageddon Must Be Taught Alongside Global Warming The Onion strikes again. ..bruce..
Posted in Belief systems, Environment, Humor, Main, Science, The Last Days, Video
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Cleanliness is next to Godliness — scientific proof
Via Slashdot comes this report of a study — from (ta-da!) Brigham Young University — that shows that ethical behavior increases in the presence of ‘clean smells’: People are unconsciously fairer and more generous when they are in clean-smelling environments, … Continue reading
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Latter-day Saint exobiology (part 2)
God is speaking to us in a consistent voice. God will deal with all the human family equally. We might be in a large ward or a small branch, our climate or vegetation may differ, the cultural background and language … Continue reading
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1835: Yale professors believe there are blue unicorns on the moon!
Also intelligent (if primitive) bipedal beavers and “man-bats”. No, really. Here’s a great write-up of the “Great Moon Hoax” perpetrated by the New York Sun back in 1835. In short, the Sun published a story that claimed that Sir John … Continue reading
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Latter-day Saint exobiology (pt. 1)
Indeed, many observers assert that aliens would be bad for believers. Jill Tarter, director of the Center for SETI Research, once wrote that finding intelligent other-worldly life “will be inconsistent with the existence of God or at least organized religions.” … Continue reading
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A post worth reading
The Lord knows if I had lost a rib for each wife I have, I should have had none left long ago. – Brigham Young A very funny quote from an excellent post by Jared over at LDS Science Review. … Continue reading
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Some quotes on Native American ancestry
Meridian Magazine has an excellent set of quotes dating back to the 1920s — including from Church publications and General Authorities speaking in General Conference — cautioning members (e.g.) against the error of supposing that all the American Indians are … Continue reading
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Evolution: a complex systems perspective
The best way to build a large, complex system that works is to evolve it from a small, simple system that works. – Information technology maxim (cf. Gall’s Law) The most complex and difficult intellectual work performed by humans to … Continue reading
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Rethinking the Flood, part III
I had an earlier posting that talked about rethinking the Noachian flood from an LDS perspective, changing the timeframe and location of the Noachian events to North America at the end of the last ice age. In that post, I … Continue reading
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