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Archaea · 08-05-2005, 11:03 PM

What about evolution?

MikeWaters · 08-05-2005, 11:04 PM

We need to get Dan over here. I know he has less time now. But even when he did have time he was constantly korihored.

Archaea · 08-05-2005, 11:08 PM

He is insightful.

fusnik11 · 08-09-2005, 04:36 PM

are you serious about discussing this topic?

Archaea · 08-09-2005, 05:01 PM

or thoughtless as long as it's not too tasteless, is fair game.

I just threw that one out there because it's an attention getter.

fusnik11 · 08-09-2005, 08:01 PM

what exactly is the discussion?

MikeWaters · 08-10-2005, 12:12 AM

This topic has never greatly grabbed my attention.

A different thing, that is not terribly important, but nonetheless is interesting to me is the scientific-view of religion.

Occasionally I have asked a person, would you be suprised if Jesus returned in a spaceship? Or would it be heresy to suggest that Jesus might employ far advanced technology?

This doesn't affect my day-to-day religious practice, but it's interesting how the worlds of science and religion connect. And I think Mormonism in some ways is the closest to that nexus in its theology.

Reminds me of the movie "Contact."

Archaea · 08-10-2005, 12:44 AM

A God would use a mastery of the elements, and a God's technology would be efficient, sort of akin to the Liahona, don't you think?

Fascinating, but whether "technology" per se would be used is unknowable at this point in time.

I imagine Jesus would not need a spaceship having mastered the space-time contiuum by mastery still yet of infinite dimensions.

MikeWaters · 08-10-2005, 01:15 AM

I mean the Liahona is a good example. For all we know the Liahona could have been a Casio digital watch or a PDA. Clearly God gave them some sort of advanced technology. It's funny how we eschew technology and magic, yet the idea of "spiritual power" is something we consider different.

Archaea · 08-10-2005, 04:23 PM

is dead now.

At one point, we saw quite a bit, now, being more "worldly" it seems mysticism in Mormonism is dead.

08-05-2005, 11:03 PM	#1
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	So has anybody discussed the Adam God theory recently? What about evolution?

08-05-2005, 11:08 PM	#3
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	agreed He is insightful.

08-09-2005, 04:36 PM	#4
fusnik11 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,506	.... are you serious about discussing this topic?

08-09-2005, 05:01 PM	#5
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Any thoughtful discussion or thoughtless as long as it's not too tasteless, is fair game. I just threw that one out there because it's an attention getter.

08-10-2005, 12:44 AM	#8
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Technology A God would use a mastery of the elements, and a God's technology would be efficient, sort of akin to the Liahona, don't you think? Fascinating, but whether "technology" per se would be used is unknowable at this point in time. I imagine Jesus would not need a spaceship having mastered the space-time contiuum by mastery still yet of infinite dimensions.

08-05-2005, 11:04 PM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	We need to get Dan over here. I know he has less time now. But even when he did have time he was constantly korihored.

08-09-2005, 08:01 PM	#6
fusnik11 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,506	what exactly is the discussion?

08-10-2005, 12:12 AM	#7
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	This topic has never greatly grabbed my attention. A different thing, that is not terribly important, but nonetheless is interesting to me is the scientific-view of religion. Occasionally I have asked a person, would you be suprised if Jesus returned in a spaceship? Or would it be heresy to suggest that Jesus might employ far advanced technology? This doesn't affect my day-to-day religious practice, but it's interesting how the worlds of science and religion connect. And I think Mormonism in some ways is the closest to that nexus in its theology. Reminds me of the movie "Contact."

08-10-2005, 01:15 AM	#9
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I mean the Liahona is a good example. For all we know the Liahona could have been a Casio digital watch or a PDA. Clearly God gave them some sort of advanced technology. It's funny how we eschew technology and magic, yet the idea of "spiritual power" is something we consider different.

08-10-2005, 04:23 PM	#10
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Notice how Mormon mysticism is dead now. At one point, we saw quite a bit, now, being more "worldly" it seems mysticism in Mormonism is dead.