Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 1230

Evil on the march

    A few weeks ago, someone described ISIS to me as a “joke,” saying that nobody in the Middle East takes them seriously.   I don’t find this funny:   http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/09/...    

Ann Romney doesn’t altogether rule out a 2016 president run for her husband.

    An interesting interview:   http://www.newsmax.com/US/Mitt-Romney...    

An expedition to Lehi’s Arabian Bountiful?

    This will be something worth watching:   http://www.ldsmag.com/article/1/14933   http://www.ldsmag.com/article/1/14934   I haven’t examined the particulars of the project, and we’ll have to see how it’s actually carried out, but this is an example of one of the general kinds of things that the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies or FARMS, [Read More...]

“A Call to Action”

    http://samoamission.blogspot.com/2014...   Are you thinking about serving a senior mission?   Read this.   Are you not thinking about serving a senior mission?   Read this.   Do you have access to a computer?   Read this.    

Tauranga Stake, New Zealand: Opotiki Cemetery Makeover 2014

      Another “Mormon Helping Hands” service project:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q9EL...   I really enjoying hearing about these.  Thanks to Immo Beijerling for calling this one to my attention.    

“How our botched understanding of ‘science’ ruins everything”

    I get really tired of imperialistic claims on behalf of Science — e.g., “Science proves that there is no God,” and “Science proves that we should redefine marriage” — sometimes advanced by actual scientists, but very often trumpeted by people who know little or nothing about any scientific discipline.   Science is a [Read More...]

Can Christianity be demonstrated true?

    “I do not think there is a demonstrative proof (like Euclid) of Christianity, nor of the existence of matter, nor of the good will & honesty of my best & oldest friends.  I think all three are (except perhaps the second) far more probable than the alternatives.  The case for Christianity in general [Read More...]

“Neil deGrasse Tyson’s text-burning followers”

    http://www.nationalreview.com/article...    

“None of these words can be traced to any ancient roots.”

    I’ve just noticed a funny entry on a mostly atheist apostate-Mormon message board:   Here is just a short list of some of the goofy made-up words and names that Joseph came up with when producing his various man made revelations…despite being compeltely made up whole cloth. But other than being a tool [Read More...]

Perspective, and points of view

    “What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are.” C. S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew, chapter 10