Zeno_X

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  1. Whoops, I just realized instant email notification was going to my spam folder. I think I fixed it. I envision a more focused LDS community; it would be a combination of discussion about and a resource of ways Mormons misunderstand or incorrectly apply the gospel. Surely that's related to rationality and shouldn't be dismissed as overthinking and/or liberal? Again, I point to LessWrong, except testimony of the truth of the Church, not so much science, would be the premise of critical thinking.
  2. Don't worry; I have a testimony - let me explain what I mean by the thread title. Perhaps someone here has heard of LessWrong, self-described as "a community blog devoted to refining the art of human rationality." While much of its content comes from an atheist humanist, and indeed the concept of a testimony is considered too unlikely to be worth investigating when it's mentioned at all, but it's the best online community I know of that focuses on cognitive biases, psychological fallacies, proper statistical reasoning, etc. It's possibly the best resource on rationality, period. What I envision is an LDS website, founded upon the premise that the Church, gospel, etc. is believed to be true, that documents and discusses Mormon-related thinking. For example, there's the philosophy of testimonies, the availability of sources for official doctrine, and the biases and fallacies that come about from incorrect understandings of church doctrine (such as black-and-white thinking and confusing doctrine with LDS culture). What do people here think? Interesting? Badly defined? Already something like this out there?
  3. Oh, okay. "Humor" (at which I apparently suck on forums) can be a good way to make points. It's a good thing this isn't true. I think that was my point. Toodles.
  4. Sorry you didn't like it. Apparently, it's taking up half the joke thread now.
  5. Just pointing out the irony if it were true.
  6. I think I just heard it in a religion class a couple months ago at BYU. Goes to show how (a) bad my memory is, or (b) how much we can apply [Citation Needed] (Wikipedia joke) to our teachers (and ourselves).
  7. Regarding the OP, I thought the Apostles got allowances from non-tithing church business revenue or something?
  8. Lol, this thread would fit in the joke category too.
  9. I'm still too young to be wearing garments, but this thread makes me wonder - if garments are sacred, etc., why should sports be an excuse to forget them? Many other things can get them dirty or damaged anyway.
  10. So, basically: Breaking news: Mormon Church reverts doctrine of being a world religion by focusing on government nearest HQ.
  11. I don't know about the BoM, but I was taught in a religion class that reading the Bible is better if you go by paragraph symbol, rather than (sometimes arbitrary) chapter breakups.
  12. I took this four years ago in high school. I was an INTJ. Funny thing is, my high school was abbreviated TJ, so I was literally in TJ. :)