“I’d Rather Be…”
April 17, 2018[…] language of gestation: “this generation,” “the next generation,” of missiles and bombs. It is as if we humans had lost the power to not will these ever more “sophisticated” weapons into being. We cry, […]
[…] language of gestation: “this generation,” “the next generation,” of missiles and bombs. It is as if we humans had lost the power to not will these ever more “sophisticated” weapons into being. We cry, […]
[…] categories of interpretation there are for supernatural events–for what Orsi calls supernatural “presences” or “abundant events”–that influence human behavior and with which humans construct relationships. Though Orsi’s area of study is American Catholicism, and […]
[…] of estrangement haunts modern life and literature and thought. The feeling is not at all new to human experience, but in our time we seem especially conscious of it. More men seem caught up […]
[…] only like God, but Gods themselves. While other believers might consider such a belief the height of human pride or even blasphemy, for Latter-day Saints it is a manifestation of the ultimate love of […]
[…] planet Siro. Nine more groups of alien emigrants followed, until the last arrived in 2841 bearing Earth’s humans (4–7). Such is the premise of Matt Page’s self-published graphic novel Future Day Saints: Welcome to […]
[…] analysis that follows. Morally or theologically objectionable material found in the scriptures themselves may be blamed on human author failings (an author bias theory) or universal human limitations (a fallible human theory). In a […]
[…] own account states otherwise, and pointing out every possible trait he can criticize. It’s such a universal human reaction that I think everyone in this room can identify with what he’s doing. Anyone who […]
[…] each other respectfully and lovingly. That we so fail to do so is a sign of our humanness, but it is also a marker of the power differential that exists between members and leaders […]
[…] with any ceremony that holds such meaning for us. I think it is what we do as humans. We want to have a clear answer; we want to know what something means. We want […]
[…] kind, funny, sensitive, self-deprecating, and articulate about really important things. We couldn’t. He’s one of the finest human beings I know, and the dignity and courage of his letter of resignation are all of […]