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• Whether Latter-day Saints are Christians with respect to trinitarianism
  I have a lot of thoughts about the arguments about the whether Latter-day Saints are Christians, and more particularly the trinitarian question, so I want to get them all out in an even-handed, fairly neutral manner. I know it’s long, but please bear with me. Under a sola scriptura analysis, there is a lot of … Continue reading Whether Latter-day Saints are Christians with respect to trinitarianism →
• Religious Freedom
  On the subject of religious freedom, I observe that it is essential to protect all people’s access to God. No one can come to know God in isolation. We discover Him when we first see Him in someone else. That is the essence of religion: to be brothers and sisters in whom others can see … Continue reading Religious Freedom →
• Arithmetic of missing out
  This article is riffing on some ideas in found in this 2011 article that is very much worth the read. There are 8 billion or so people going about their business. Suppose 1 hour of consumable content is produced per 1000 people per day (whether it be books, shows, poetry, video, etc.). Then, suppose that … Continue reading Arithmetic of missing out →
• antipostmodern
  the funny thing about anti-postmodernism is we’re all postmoderns until we move on from/stop obsessing over the problems posed by (post)modernism which we very very much have not some of the big ones are – acknowledging the flaws in science – failure of language and interpretation – perfectionism – structuralism – social construction (esp. treating … Continue reading antipostmodern →
• wanting family
  thinking about how many ppl have never seen happy parenting or been able to visualize themselves as happy parents (when this is literally one of the only things literally every human can do and do well) it’s really sad so much of life is locked behind being educated or wealthy or knowing the right people … Continue reading wanting family →