Membership in the church of Christ is like unto three men who were young, naive, and smitten with love. They
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A number of philosophers (Martin Heidegger, Hubert Dreyfus, and others) argue that there are two basic “ways of being,” or
Continue readingSome Thoughts in Response to Terryl Givens on Doubt
Last week, Terryl Givens published an article on Faith Matters entitled, “Can Stronger Faith Emerge From The Crucible Of Doubt?”
Continue readingThe Social Justice Movement as a Competing Religious Worldview
In my previous post, I spent a great deal of time steel-manning the social justice movement. In this post, I
Continue readingSteelmanning the Social Justice Movement
In this article, I’m going to do something that goes against every inclination I have: I’m going to try to
Continue readingCome Follow Me | Lesson Prep for August 18, 2019
What follows is a collection of my thoughts as I was preparing for to teach Sunday School today. Basically, I
Continue readingEmbodied cognition and the content of our minds
This article includes some conceptual contributions from Nathaniel Givens. Recap Part 1. We briefly explored how the Restored Gospel emphasizes
Continue readingThe physiology of perception and imagination
Recap Part 1. We briefly explored how the Restored Gospel emphasizes the importance of divine embodiment and what that might
Continue readingMind-body dualism and reductive materialism
Recap Part 1. We briefly explored how the Restored Gospel emphasizes the importance of divine embodiment and what that might
Continue readingHow to Fortify Our Faith for Times of Doubt
This is a talk prepared for sacrament meeting on 9 June, 2019. Today, I want to share with you some
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