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by Dr Moore
Tue May 07, 2024 4:20 am
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: FAIR: New “Me, My Shelf, and I” pod series
Replies: 1
Views: 79

FAIR: New “Me, My Shelf, and I” pod series

Apparently in the same cynical spirit of “TITS” videos, but with soft lip smacking voices, FAIR has a new series that appears ready to tackle thorny issues by minimizing them, at least based on the title. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latter-day-saint-fair-cast/id397315546?i=1000649684109 Th...
by Dr Moore
Mon May 06, 2024 11:36 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: RFM on Kamp in Court
Replies: 5
Views: 260

Re: RFM on Kamp in Court

That was painful to hear. She’s wasting an incredible amount of her and others’ time and resources. One wonders if she should be fined or held in contempt for these shenanigans.
by Dr Moore
Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:45 am
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Lars Nielsen's "How the Book of Mormon Came to Pass"
Replies: 84
Views: 4180

Re: Lars Nielsen's "How the Book of Mormon Came to Pass"

I shouldn’t be too hard on Nielsen. But, man, this book is not serious scholarship. Would love to hear more. I was tempted to buy it, but wanted to see how candid opinions came in first. My suspicion was that a lone ranger project with such a grandiose title was very likely to be insufficiently ann...
by Dr Moore
Fri Apr 26, 2024 2:35 am
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Lars Nielsen's "How the Book of Mormon Came to Pass"
Replies: 84
Views: 4180

Re: Lars Nielsen's "How the Book of Mormon Came to Pass"

I know that the general (and reasonable) standard is to look for definitive ties, but for me just the existence of certain ideas within the time and area -- even amongst seemingly unrelated individuals -- is interesting to me because of my own (young) experiences with just how organically informati...
by Dr Moore
Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Lars Nielsen's "How the Book of Mormon Came to Pass"
Replies: 84
Views: 4180

Lars Nielsen's "How the Book of Mormon Came to Pass"

Anyone read this yet? https://www.amazon.com/How-Book-Mormon-Came-Pass/dp/B0CYQDQ67K It centers on the works of a 17th century religious charlatan named Athanasius Kircher, revealing numerous parallels with Book of Mormon motifs and names. I haven't read it, but found the podcast with Mormonish to b...
by Dr Moore
Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:48 am
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: DCP conflates humanitarian aid with church welfare
Replies: 5
Views: 374

Re: DCP conflates humanitarian aid with church welfare

I Have Questions wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:21 pm
The only thing that makes sense of hoarding all that money is…nope, I got nothing.
Fear.
by Dr Moore
Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:17 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Bandwagon effects & Mormonism's online comeuppance
Replies: 16
Views: 1112

Re: Bandwagon effects & Mormonism's online comeuppance

I didn't know about RTM's talk, "Never take counsel from those who do not believe," lol, that's hilarious. Aren't the fifteen advised by an army of lawyers and consultants, many or most of which aren't Mormon? From what I hear, no. Attorneys, consultants, outside audit and internal audit personnel ...
by Dr Moore
Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:09 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Bandwagon effects & Mormonism's online comeuppance
Replies: 16
Views: 1112

Re: Bandwagon effects & Mormonism's online comeuppance

The tidbit about The More Good Foundation was especially interesting: I have always viewed it as a fundamentally Mopologetic organization—basically, a secretive funding arm that would help finance and enable things like FAIR, or Allen Wyatt’s infamous cyber-squatting. More recently, Louis Midgley c...
by Dr Moore
Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:46 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Bandwagon effects & Mormonism's online comeuppance
Replies: 16
Views: 1112

Re: Bandwagon effects & Mormonism's online comeuppance

The SCMC is pretty useless at this point, unless they have several thousand employees that can scour the internet everyday. I predict the Church's Instagram page will stop allowing comments. The alternative is to heavily moderate the comments, further alienating Mormon women who already feel they h...