Science

The Coming of the Clone Wars

February 13, 2004 | 39 comments
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One of my best friends is a biochemist, and he recently pointed out to me that while the a great amount of ink is spilled and blogs filled with debate about SSM, in his mind a farther reaching event has occurred: South Korean (Hanguk mansae!) scientists have cloned a human cell and grown it into a blastocyst. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Mormonism and Evolution

January 7, 2004 | 21 comments
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Evolution has been a topic of much debate in many Christian churches, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church). Members fall into various categories: those who reject evolution outright, those that accept some principles of evolution, and those that accept the theory of evolution in its entirety thus far. I fall into the middle camp since I accept some principles of evolution such as adaptation and natural selection, but I find some parts of the theory problematic. However, I believe that the theory of evolution is currently the best scientific theory that attempts... Read more »

Natural Disasters

December 30, 2003 | 12 comments
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John P. Pratt’s recent column at Meridian sent me reeling. (Thanks to Brent for the pointer.) While Pratt tries not to overstate his thesis, the gist of the column is that God (sometimes?) punishes local populations for their wickedness by inflicting natural disasters. The Old Testament is replete with such occurrences, but as regular patrons of this blog know, my understanding is that many (perhaps most) of these stories are metaphorical. Even if you disagree with me about that, I hope that we can agree that Pratt’s analysis is sadly deficient. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

Evolution

December 24, 2003 | 23 comments
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As is evident from my participation on this blog, I am not a scientist, but I enjoy reading good, non-technical, science writers. One I really like is Carl Zimmer, who blogs at The Loom. He writes a lot about evolution and genetics. Ady Hahn (our guest blogger who is currently on Christmas break) promised to talk about evolution later, but after reading the latest entry at The Loom, I feel the desire to press the issue. Be the first to like. Like Unlike Read more »

On Being a Female LDS Scientist

December 15, 2003 | 14 comments
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So where do I begin? First of all, there are not many LDS scientists to begin with and I?m not exactly sure why. There are approximately 2000 LDS scientists currently according to this link. I don?t know how many of those are women. What?s interesting is that Utah produces more scientists per capita than any other state for the last 60 yrs, 75% of whom are LDS. Of these, 83% percent classified themselves as strong believers and 90% of these felt that their religious beliefs and science theories could be harmonized. I think these statistics show that there is... Read more »

Re: Morrison on the Environment

November 21, 2003 | no comments
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Morrison on the Environment

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Mormonism and Nature.

November 20, 2003 | 7 comments
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Christians have applied the unique resources of their faith to understanding the environmental question, with varying degrees of sophistication. Ad campaigns have asked whether Jesus would drive an SUV (see here and, comically, here), while scholars have drawn on the resources of scripture and of doctrine. It is well. Christianity ought to infect the culture, even the banal culture. I applaud, at the least, the intent of these efforts. What about us? We’re not just another brand of Protestant. We have some unique ideas to bring to bear, I trust. To what sources does a Latter-day Saint turn to... Read more »

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Notes from All Over

  • Church alters Bloch’s painting for modesty and theology(Wilfried)
  • High school (and seminary) student Jabari Parker on the cover of Sports Illustrated (ht Adam A.) (Sam)
  • Jabari Parker, ambassador of Mormonism (Sam)
  • Returning to church despite my doubts (not LDS, but telling) (Wilfried)
  • With or without Romney, D.C. a surprising Mormon stronghold(Wilfried)
  • Columnist misrepresents LDS Church doctrine and policy(Alison)
  • Talking to your pre-teens about pr0n, in the NYT (Ben S.)
  • Colbert lampoons McNaughton’s “subtlety”(Kent)
  • There are different rules for public discourse about Mormonism (Dave)
  • Church buys Haun’s Mill, other CoC properties. (Ben S.)
  • The perils of religious illustration, with special application to Mormonism (Dave)
  • Mormon poet named Utah’s Poet Laureate (Kent)
  • The Occupy movement hits Mormon books (Kent)
  • A glorious new age of Mormon visual displays! (Ben S.)
  • Pinewood Derby - how do you fix it? (Alison)
  • Kathleen Flake interview: “If Mormonism is anything in the American mind, it is a group of people who take their religion way too seriously.” (Dave)
  • NPR: Mormons Brace for a Mean Political Season (look for me!)(Alison)
  • Pioneer Day! Nauvoo! M-Men & Gleaners! Kolob! (Ben S.)
  • Most herald Mormon baseball player debut’s tonight (Kent)
  • Catholic guy chooses to blog at Patheos, then complains about Mormon ads in the sidebar. Try owning your own choices, pal. (Dave)

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