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- Tue Feb 28, 2023 10:34 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Ancient religion vs. modern religion
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2504
Re: Ancient religion vs. modern religion
My point about Scandinavian Countries is that they are very low belief cultures. They don't have religion at the core the of their government and operation though they may still have state churches mostly for historic tradition, As to the atrocities places at the feet of atheistic regimes, is the at...
- Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:09 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Ancient religion vs. modern religion
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2504
Re: Ancient religion vs. modern religion
More modern societies based on atheism seem to be authoritarian in order to stop religious practice. I don't want to see that. I hope that we are shifting to a society that values science and inquiry as well as compassion and respect. Some days I fear that we are just becoming a set of tribes tryin...
- Mon Feb 27, 2023 8:45 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Ancient religion vs. modern religion
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2504
Re: Ancient religion vs. modern religion
Why does it need to be replaced? People can get on with other activities and organizations of interest in the freed up time and money
- Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:42 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: New Order Spirituality
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1389
Re: New Order Spirituality
Spiritually, I pursue nothing.
I am refreshed from time in nature, which one might construe as spiritual. I do not but wouldn't dispute those who do.
I am refreshed from time in nature, which one might construe as spiritual. I do not but wouldn't dispute those who do.
- Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:30 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Adam Ondi Ahman
- Replies: 8
- Views: 991
Re: Adam Ondi Ahman
As far as the LDS go, they lack the Temple lot and are unlikely to get it. So nothing to worry about as to JC second coming. https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/independence-temple/ Prior to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, a magnificent edifice—the New Jerusalem Temple—will be erected on the l...
- Thu Feb 23, 2023 3:55 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: How the church has changed....and stayed the same.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 422
Re: How the church has changed....and stayed the same.
Scouts was the only part of my church experience I liked. And now it's gone. I get that it's very much scoutmaster roulette for if you had a good experience or not. I had a great scoutmaster and the parents supported him. I tried to emulate his practices when I was scoutmaster but I couldn't get the...
- Wed Feb 22, 2023 8:09 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: the Seed of Secrecy
- Replies: 6
- Views: 802
Re: the Seed of Secrecy
Secrecy is the core of religion. It's special knowledge that makes you superior, in-the-know, and special above others.Chosen, select, elect. And also milk before meat. It is also the same way that conspiracy theories work playing into the same human cognitive shortcuts and in/out group thinking hum...
- Thu Feb 16, 2023 11:56 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Why does Scripture become irrelavant?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 832
Re: Why does Scripture become irrelavant?
It becomes irrelevant because it's not really scripture. Time and distance make that clearer.
- Tue Feb 14, 2023 12:38 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Ever wished you would just cease to be?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5551
Re: Ever wished you would just cease to be?
That's what I expect to happen. It seems to be what the Romans thought, or at least lots of them. Their gravestones have the epitaph
NF, F, NS, NC
non fui, fui, non sum, non curo
I was not, I was, I am not, I don't care
NF, F, NS, NC
non fui, fui, non sum, non curo
I was not, I was, I am not, I don't care
- Tue Feb 14, 2023 11:39 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Does living together make sense?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 927
Re: Does living together make sense?
Paleriders post illustrates part of what I meant by there's not an absolute scale. I'll be putting words in palerider's mouth so if he disagrees with what I say please correct me. I don't want to misrepresent you here. Palerider seems to be advocating that a successful relationship is permanent, lon...
- Mon Feb 13, 2023 12:30 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Does living together make sense?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 927
Re: Does living together make sense?
For the question to make sense, you have to figure out the scale on which "makes sense" is measured. There is no one absolute objective scale for that in my opinion. For a given relationship, it might make sense, if you are prepared for possible outcomes of both success and failure. And have prepare...
- Wed Feb 08, 2023 9:04 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Noah and the Flood
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2644
Re: Noah and the Flood
I had put the bible in the allegorical category prior to my faith crisis. But it was the attestation of Noah in modern revealed scripture that triggered the collapse.
- Sat Jan 28, 2023 9:08 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Noah and the Flood
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2644
Re: Noah and the Flood
Noah is attested in all the modern revelation: book of Abraham, doctrineand covenants, book of Mormon, conference sessions... Joseph mentions having seen others in vision, including Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, but does not detail their association (D&C 128:20-21). President John Taylor identified...
- Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:29 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Science/Religion
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1713
Re: Science/Religion
Science: a methodology for determining which of your beliefs are false, to help you define questions that will lead you closer to truth. Science can't determine truth meaningfully in a direct way. The hard sciences are about constructing MODELS of SYSTEMS based on observation. The universe as we ob...
- Sat Dec 24, 2022 5:46 pm
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: Keeping up with Trump
- Replies: 996
- Views: 2383211
Re: Keeping up with Trump
Oh, we were talking about Mueller? Strange you didn't mention him in that post.
- Fri Dec 23, 2022 5:46 pm
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: Would basketball be better if dunks and layups counted 1 point?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 816
Re: Would basketball be better if dunks and layups counted 1 point?
Basketball is the way it is because high scoring games generate more views and engagement with the fans. That means tickets and ad revenue and network sales. The zone defense was too effective and slowed games down, required players to be too highly skilled to score. IMHO it's about the money genera...
- Fri Dec 23, 2022 1:59 pm
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: Keeping up with Trump
- Replies: 996
- Views: 2383211
Re: Keeping up with Trump
As pointed out earlier, 30 some-odd employees of Donald Trump were criminally charged because of their participation with Russia meddling and related activities. Trump pardoned a number of them. Accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt. Some of Trumps employees have admitted to working with Russi...
- Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:46 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: How do you label yourself regarding your belief?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 5160
Re: How do you label yourself regarding your belief?
Alas, I meant it more as you generic and plural. I can see how it could be interpreted as at you singlularly. I apologize for writing sloppily. I've been to a number of heiaus in hawaii. Who knows how many have been swallowed by the sea and lava? Knocked down by earthquakes. We only see what remains.
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 6:33 pm
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: Keeping up with Trump
- Replies: 996
- Views: 2383211
Re: Keeping up with Trump
Standing matters. You have to be a harmed party. That people filed lawsuits they knew would be thrown out because they couldn't find voters who were actually harmed shows it was grandstanding.
If the claims and evidence were true, there would have been harmed voters to represent.
If the claims and evidence were true, there would have been harmed voters to represent.
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 2:58 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: How do you label yourself regarding your belief?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 5160