Posted on August 10, 2009 by Jeff Thayne
[This is a "reprint" of part 1 of a series I posted on my home blog, ldsphilosopher.com]
Early Greek philosophers saw reason as the conduit through which human beings could access the unchanging certainties of the cosmos. This perspective actually makes some sense. We may age, wither, and die, but the Pythagorean theorem remains unchanged through [...]
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Posted on October 5, 2008 by Dennis
I thought I’d take a minute and discuss what I consider to be the highlights of this weekend’s semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Posted on August 4, 2008 by Dennis
This is the tenth of a weekly series of public forums on TMB. Watch for a new round every Monday. The schedule and comment policy are available here.
Certainly an important area for most Latter-day Saints is a presidential candidate’s values on faith and family, including issues from their personal life.
There is LOTS to talk about [...]
Filed under: Obama vs. McCain | Tagged: Call to Renewal, civil unions, embryonic stem-cell research, Faith, Faith and politics, Family, family values, fathers, federal marriage amendment, First Family, gay marriage, gay rights, Latter-day Saints, LDS, LGBT, McCain, Mormons, Obama, Obama's religion, Politics, sanctity of life, single mothers, stem-cell, working families | 32 Comments »
Posted on July 25, 2008 by Candice
If you grew up in an LDS family, it’s quite possible that you have at least one grandma, aunt, or immediate family member who made you a quilt and was perhaps even considered a quilting “fanatic” in your family. It can be very easy to take such handmade quilts for granted. Taking some time to [...]
Filed under: Mormon Culture, Relationships | Tagged: Faith, Family, family history, genealogy, hope, joy, Mormon Culture, Mormon women, Mormons, motherhood, quilting, quilts, Spirit of Elijah, women | 5 Comments »
Posted on May 17, 2008 by Brady
I was intrigued by Joe’s recent post and the hubbub of comments that ensued, so I decided to weigh in on a tangent to the issues Joe and a number of commenters raised. The issue is this: In pointing out the unsecure footing of the scientific worldview, critics sometimes claim that scientists have faith [...]
Filed under: Philosophy, Science | Tagged: epistemology, Faith, Philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, Religion, Science, Science and Religion, uncertainty | 27 Comments »
Posted on April 13, 2008 by Dennis
A brief play from Wendell Berry’s Life is a Miracle:
Isaiah (finger in the air and somewhat oblivious of the historical superiority of the modern audience): The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as of the flower of the field.
Edward O. Wilson [...]
Filed under: Science | Tagged: E.O. Wilson, Faith, Isaiah, Noah, Philosophy, Science, Scripture, the Flood, Wendell Berry | 4 Comments »
