Category Archives: Creation

Environment Stuff and Mormonism

Posted on 30-May-2011 by

Stephen Carter has laid out several reasons (partially satirical) why Mormons don’t engage in nature writing or even in environmental discourse at large (as quoted in Dialogue (Summer 2011)).  I quote 2 reasons here: I know a lot of Mormons … Continue reading →

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Transhumanism and the Optimism Bias

Posted on 29-May-2011 by

I occasionally describe myself as an “optimistic cynic” or a “cynical optimist.”  This may sounds a little oxymoronic . . . . but that’s the way I am wired. The cyncial part of me makes me distrust most organizations.  The optimistic part gives … Continue reading →

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Margaret Atwood’s Creation Story

Posted on 17-May-2011 by

A fictional leader of a gardening sect in Margaret Atwood’s futuristic novel The Year of the Flood hits many of my peresonal beliefs about the creation right on the head: The Human Words of God speak of the Creation in … Continue reading →

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Kieth Merrill . . . Stay Out of Science!

Posted on 15-May-2011 by

Kieth Merrill, the 71-year-old native of Farmington, who made his name as a screenwriter, director, and film producer, has unfortunately turned from the silver screen to writing novels.  His publisher, Shadow Mountain, an imprint of Deseret Book, is apparently happy … Continue reading →

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“Cave of Forgotten Dreams,” a Review

Posted on 15-May-2011 by

The documentary, “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” is quality film making and is highly recommended.  But boy is it flawed.  Like most of the films by Werner Herzog, this one takes the viewer to a place where he/she cannot go, Chauvet Cave in southern … Continue reading →

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What If Joseph Smith Had Lived Longer?

Posted on 06-May-2011 by

Near the end of his life, Joseph Smith delivered one of his most powerful eulogies:  The King Follett discourse.  In it, he further developed the Mormon theology of theosis.  According to Google (“Divination”): Mormonism teaches a very literal divination doctrine called exaltation.  In … Continue reading →

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History of the Futuristic Word: Singularity

Posted on 19-February-2011 by

According to Lev Grossman writing in Time magazine (21 Feb 2011) “singularity” (noun) is defined as: The moment when technological change becomes so rapid and profound, it represents a rupture in the fabric of human history. Grossman also provides a … Continue reading →

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Kurzweil: I’ve Got a Secret

Posted on 18-February-2011 by

According to an article by Lev Grossman in Time magazine (21 Feb 2011): On Feb. 15, 1965, a diffident but self-possessed high school student named Raymond Kurzweil appeared as a guest on a game show called ‘I’ve got a Secret.’  … Continue reading →

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Paul Crutzen and the Anthropocene Epoch

Posted on 16-February-2011 by

The following is from an article by Elizabeth Kolbert in NG (Mar 2011): The word “Anthropocene” was coined by Dutch chemist Paul Crutzen about a decade ago.  One day Crutzen, who shared a Nobel Prize for discovering the effects of … Continue reading →

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Let It Rain . . . or Maybe Not

Posted on 24-January-2011 by

According to National Geographic News (18 Jan 2011) in an article written by Brian Handwerk: A Swiss company, Meteo Systems, is poised to earn a pretty penny in Abu Dhabi with a controversial weather modification system said to be responsible … Continue reading →

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