Open to changing my mind | 22 | Latter-day Saint, Ecomodernist, (Casual) Musician, Indie game dev | Projects, Writing, Science, All things interesting
Idaho, USA
Joined January 2018
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How do you know your sect is correct?
You’ve had authentic experiences w/ scripture, revelation, visions, dreams, NDEs, spiritual gifts, indescribable peace & joy, sermons (reverent and guided by Spirit), nature, art, music, miracles, healing, angels, even demons
But the sect?
Reminder that the history of creedal Christianity is way worse yet more widely defended than LDS priesthood-temple ban, blood atonement, penalties, etc., even adjusting for 10x the timespan. Danites, Mountain Meadows, FLDS aren’t comparable since they were insubordination. I like to focus on what people get right but the replies prompted this response :/
Oof. This is an infallible declaration of the Catholic Church.
Do you all really believe this?
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The Council of Florence In Cantate Domino (1442), the council declared:
"All those who are outside the catholic church, not only pagans but also Jews or heretics and schismatics, cannot share in eternal life and will go into the everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels, unless they are joined to the catholic church before the end of their lives."
Times I’ve changed my mind:
Old Earth but instantaneous species formation over eons → Theistic evolution
- Adam & Eve + Global flood + Tower of Babel → Purely allegorical → Local events + mythohistory
- Book of Mormon setting ↓
I realized there was less conflict in the sciences with my faith than I thought. It became fulfilling to be more open to academia while testing my assumptions to see if they are supported by the Restoration. Of course, I still think there’s plenty of Satanic influence… ↓
Critical to this shift was understanding the nature of revelation. Big thanks to @BSpackman @ThoughtfulSaint among others :D
What is your stance regarding use of AI in creative writing?
@BradWitbeck @nihilists4jesus @orsonscottcard @SpaceDragonsGld @toomanyspectra @DLCampanile
50%None. I’m a purist
0%Proofreading only
50%Brainstorming
0%Generated sentences
2 votes • Final results
Who knew demonizing gender roles & religion in favor of hedonism & expressive individualism + adopting an external locus of control would be catastrophic to the evolutionary psychology of a demographic predisposed to neuroticism
lightandtruthletter.org/lett…
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Utah is ready to build advanced nuclear. Operation Gigawatt will drive down costs, deliver abundance, and make our state a net energy exporter.
We’re accelerating site selection, rightsizing regulation, and getting to work. This is about powering Utah and securing America. 🇺🇸
So demonic it produces resilient families w/ focus on ancestry + very low divorce rates → most charitable + pro-social Americans w/ every measurable facet of life improved + celebrate the truth found in every religion, on top of worldwide self-reliance programs + disaster relief
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He's right. Gates are defensive.
"Gates of hell" is better translated as the gates of the realm of the dead. In Matthew 16 Jesus is connecting the keys of the kingdom with the ability for the Church to prevail against the gates surrounding the realm of the dead.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only Church that believes its priesthood authority reaches beyond the grave (i.e. prevails against the gates of hell).
If you die without baptism the Catholics can't help you, the Orthodox can't help you. The Protestants are kind of confused if you even need baptism or priesthood.
The Latter day saints say "no problem, we got you"
"Jesus's promise was that He will build His church, and the gates of hell won't stand against it."
with @WesleyLHuff
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- Population collapse is truly terrifying imo
- Priesthood ban and its rationale were unfortunate but LDS movement was relatively progressive; mormonr.org/qnas/AqRt9/black…; mormonr.org/qnas/dxS5B/nativ…
- Irrational? 🤔 lightandtruthletter.org; youtu.be/fQ9S1Omhzkg?si=jXYc…
LDS gets rid of:
- Eternal hell for finite transgression
- Original sin
- Bible inerrancy
- Closed canon
- Ex Nihilo
- Classic mind-body problem
- Problem of Atonement
- Problem of evil: youtu.be/bDBTQ6cvWUA?si=0SLy…
- More
Logical evaluation of LDS beliefs: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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Statements from prophets: youtu.be/ry8nDooflMg?si=aFSW…
Jacob’s Open Letter: youtu.be/UaMkFqXIzj0?si=WiFf…
youtu.be/7z6_Bp1Q2rE?si=aej4…
More resources: lightandtruthletter.org/lett…
youtu.be/6jNRU0_65f8?si=8y8z…
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The devil is tricking all us Mormons into having stable happy families, serving others, proclaiming Christ, and knowing our bibles better than any other group, being highly charitable both with our time and money etc etc.
The devil is playing 4d chess!
😂
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Translation: “unless you accept incoherent post biblical neo-platonic trinitarian notions about the nature of God you and your children will burn forever in eternal suffering because God is all loving and and completely just”
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Thank you @CosmicSkeptic for a wonderful evening. Being invited by you for dinner tonight was an unexpected treat. Spending several hours discussing Mormonism, theology and philosophy with you was better than expected. I hope we can make it happen again at some point.
