Monthly Archives: August 2011

Anti-science, Religion, and the Tea Party

Posted on 31-August-2011 by

For NYT’s columnist and Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman (SLTrib 30 Aug 2011), anti-science among Tea Party Republicans is a concern: [Rick] Perry, the governor of Texas [and Republican candidate for President], recently made headlines by dismissing evolution as “just a … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, Technology, transhumanism | 2 Comments

Palmer Court: Helping the Homeless

Posted on 30-August-2011 by

On 4 Aug 2011, Lloyd S. Pendleton gave a presentation at Sunstone Symposium titled:  “To Give or Nor to Give.”  According to his program bio: Lloyd S. Pendleton took the lead in 2004 in writing and implementing Utah’s 10-Year Plan for … Continue reading →

Posted in mormonism, my family, Personalities, Religion, Social Justice | 3 Comments

Mormon Apologetics . . . Why?

Posted on 29-August-2011 by

The downside of Joanna Brooks’ Washington Post apologetic article titled “Five persistent myths about Mormonism” is demonstrated in the SLTrib (26 Aug 2011).  In an article title “Myths about Mormonism,” Eric Johnson keeps the debate alive.  Brooks by bringing up … Continue reading →

Posted in mormonism, Organizational Dynamics, Religion | 3 Comments

The Wandering Gene

Posted on 21-August-2011 by

According to an article in The New Yorker by Elizabeth Kolbert (15&22 Aug 2011): . . . By about 45,000 years ago, modern humans had already reached Australia, a journey that, even mid-ice age, meant crossing open water.  Archaic humans … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Religion, Travel | 2 Comments

Eating Insects in Africa

Posted on 21-August-2011 by

According to Dana Goodyear writing The New Yorker (15&22 August 2011): On a trip to Africa in 1995, when Arnold van Huis (an entomologist who is working to establish a market for insect-based products in the Netherlands) was on sabbatical, … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Social Justice | 1 Comment

Eating Insects to Save the Planet

Posted on 20-August-2011 by

According to Dana Goodyear writing in The New Yorker (Aug 15&22, 2011): Demographers have projected that by 2050 the world’s population will have increased to nine billion, and the demand for meat will grow with it, particularly in dense, industrializing … Continue reading →

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Mormon Apologists, Please Stop

Posted on 20-August-2011 by

Joanna Brooks wrote a column titled “Five Myths About Mormonism” for The Washington Post (19 Aug 2011).  The 5 myths are: Mormons practice polygamy. Mormons aren’t Christian. Most Mormons are white, English-speaking conservatives. Mormon women are second-class citizens. A Mormon … Continue reading →

Posted in mormonism, Religion | 5 Comments

The Psychology of Everett Ruess

Posted on 20-August-2011 by

The following is exerpts from a book review by Gary James Bergera (SLTrib 19 Aug 2011).  The book:  Pulitzer Prize-winner Phillip L. Fradkin’s Everett Ruess: The Short Life, Mysterious Death, and Astonishing Afterlife: Some 75 years ago, a young L.A.-based artist … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Personalities, Travel, utah | 1 Comment

A Mormon Mission to Africa

Posted on 17-August-2011 by

Today, the following–authored by “jeanikins”–appeared as a comment on one of my earlier blog pieces.  She is responding to Michael Otterson’s allegation that the LDS Church is doing a lot for Africans: What exactly IS the LDS Church doing for … Continue reading →

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A Modern-day Noah’s Ark

Posted on 17-August-2011 by

For some reason, I’ve always had a fascination for those who do crazy things.  And this is certainly one of the craziest. Johan Huibers has constructed a modern-day ark along the waterfront in Dordrecht, Netherlands.  It’s taken 3 years of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, monumental, Religion, Water History | 1 Comment