Scholars vs prophets and multiple working hypotheses
The discussion about the New York Cumorah presents people with a simple, clear choice about whom you follow and how you interact […]
No map is better than the wrong map
This wisdom borrowed from another context should be adopted by BYU and CES: “No map is better than the wrong map” – […]
Skousen on witnesses, part 4, and confidence traps
The final part of my 4-part analysis of Royal Skousen’s manuscript on the witnesses of the Book of Mormon is available here: […]
High culture, but not high demand
I saw the excerpt below in the WSJ and thought of how it relates to Church history and culture. As an artist, […]
FAIR LDS (again) and Skousen on Witnesses, Part 3
I posted part 3 of my peer review of Royal Skousen’s preliminary manuscript on the Witnesses of the Book of Mormon. http://interpreterpeerreviews.blogspot.com/2021/09/skousen-on-witnesses-part-3.html […]
Royal Skousen on Witnesses-Part 2
I posted the second part of my peer review of Royal Skousen’s preliminary manuscript on the witnesses of the Book of Mormon. […]
The ideal school
The ideal school would teach health, wealth, & happiness. It‘d be free, self-paced, & available to all. It‘d show opposing ideas and […]
Royal Skousen on the Witnesses – Part 1
Just for a fun change of pace, the last couple of days I posted some images to prod a goofy anonymous critic […]
Origin of M2C Fantasyland
People often ask why our leading LDS scholars continue to teach students (as well as missionaries and new members) that the prophets […]
China wins the future
Twenty years from now, this will be the most important news from 2021. While American and European kids, including teenagers (and young […]