Face masks and vaccinations
Because I get asked often, here’s what I think about face masks and vaccinations. I’ve lived in China and the Philippines. I’ve […]
Orson Pratt’s 1879 footnotes
I posted this several years ago but the topic comes up from time to time so I’m reposting it today with some […]
Five signs of intelligence
This is a good checklist for self-evaluation. Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman · Aug 8 Five great signs of intelligence: • You’re not afraid […]
Translation art
The best depiction of the translation is still on the Church’s web page. https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/content/joseph-smith-translates-the-gold-plates?lang=eng (click to enlarge) This image is exceptionally important […]
D&C 84 and the New Jerusalem
Last week’s Come Follow Me lesson focused on D&C 84. Most of the youtube commentators don’t tell you how this relates to […]
Unity in the Church
Long ago, Jonathan Edwards proposed that Christians should unite. Such unity even more important today than it was then. As ’tis the […]
By popular demand…
I’ve been too busy on another project to post much lately, but people continue to ask questions and offer some great insights […]
conformity and the LDS intellectual cartels
From the WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-china-media-lab-leak-climate-ridley-biden-censorship-coronavirus-11627049477?mod=trending_now_opn_4 “Conformity,” Mr. Ridley says, “is the enemy of scientific progress, which depends on disagreement and challenge. Science is […]
clarifying origin of M2C
I’ve been too busy on a big project to post much, but the origins of the M2C hoax are becoming clearer all […]
Transparency is the watchword?
The transcript of Claudia and Richard Bushman is making the rounds. You can see it here if you want. One key point in […]