One could talk or write about environment and human effects on it at several scales from, for example, just cleaning up the place to mass conversion of landscapes and acidification of lakes. It seem […]
[…] task of identifying God’s word to the ancients and the meanings infused into these texts by inspired human authors of scripture. This method ideally combines the exacting canons and tools of responsible philology with […]
[…] critics’ insight and moral out rage with the apologists’ vision of the holy and its importance in human affairs. Is there an unbridgeable gap between secular biblical criticism and sectarian efforts to wrap all […]
[…] as Mormons,” Packer advocated that Mormon history should be presented without controversy or any focus on the human foibles of church leaders. BYU history professor D. Michael Quinn, formerly of Arrington’s staff at the historical […]
[…] Apocrypha, I summarized existing genetic research into Native American origins, concluding, “While DNA shows that ultimately all human populations are closely related, to date no intimate genetic link has been found between ancient Israelites […]
[…] machine when, in a conversation with a computer, you could not tell that it was not a human, regardless of what questions were asked. However, philosophers of science have rejected this view. John Searle, […]
[…] reproduction can be particularly unclear. At issue is determining exactly what is meant by the belief that human beings are a “spirit son or daughter of Heavenly Parents.” For instance, in a recent essay […]
[…] language and action should at all times be in harmony with the highest standards of the Church. Human language and action — even Mormon language and action — are not always in harmony with […]
[…] argument, however, differs radically from the Mormon doctrine in that he assumes that there is an “essential human nature” from which man is somehow alienated or estranged. This entails the belief that there is […]
[…] the terms “earth” and “world”: “earth” was the planet upon which we live, “world” referred to “the human family.” One also finds that Joseph did not, in his sermons, utilize these definitions consistently. The […]