Tag: science
Evaluating Book of Mormon Claims: Where Do We Stand after 187 Years?
After 187 years of critics poking fun at the Book of Mormon and exposing its weaknesses, today it seems to be the established view of numerous highly educated elites that…
Dark Matter and Joseph Smith’s Statement on the Material Nature of Spirit
My latest post over at the Nauvoo Times (Orson Scott Card’s LDS project with a good variety of writers) is “Mystery of the Hidden Cosmos: Something Big is Missing from…
Jaredite Barges: Clearing the Air (with the Help of a Confusing Electric Piano)
I was sure the simple instructions were wrong as I assembled the frame for the Casio electric piano I purchased for my wife for Mother’s Day. When it came time…
2014 Fair Conference: Ty Mansfield on Sexual Identity and Same-Sex Attraction from an LDS Perspective
The recent 2014 Fair Conference, held Aug. 7-8, 2014 in Provo, offers a great selection of faith-strengthening perspectives from a broad mix of speakers. Topics include same-sex attraction, the Book…
Scientific American Offers a Surprise Gift Just in Time for Father’s Day: Maybe Dads Are Important After All, According to a New Study
In a world that seems zealously devoted to downplaying the importance of gender-related roles in the family, I welcome a surprising article recently published by Scientific American that reminds of…
Pornography and Reduced Brain Power: New Scientific Study Does Not Resolve An Important Question
A recent scientific study explored the association between pornography use and brain function. It has spawned news stories like Reuters’ “Porn may be messing with your head.” But here’s the…
Getting Nuclear with Doubt: Lessons from a Sixth-Grade Nerd
When I was in sixth grade, our teacher taught a science section on the nature of the atom. In our classroom we had a physical model with some wooden balls…
Misquoting the Book of Mormon is Bad Enough; Don’t Misquote Science As Well
The use of DNA evidence to attack the Book of Mormon often involves multiple errors, such as people getting the Book of Mormon wrong (e.g., assuming it explains the origins…
A Significant and Scientifically Oriented New Statement from the Church on DNA and the Book of Mormon
For some of us who love science and our faith, the new statement from the Church on “Book of Mormon and DNA Studies” comes as a pleasant surprise. This is…
The Stuff of Stars
(Originally posted at The Nauvoo Times.) An LDS acquaintance of mine has recently discovered science, it seems, and no longer accepts the scriptural account of Creation. Among his online writings,…
