In 1992, Robert L. Miller published a short but helpful article on Mormons and science in the semi-official Encyclopedia of Mormonism:   http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Science_and_Scientists   Those who like to portray the relationship of science and religious faith as one of constant warfare will find relatively little support for their portrayal in either Miller’s article or Mormonism generally.     Read more

    Just as I was sitting down to post this blog entry about this article, I saw a Facebook comment from Russell Spencer calling the article to my notice.   I’m grateful to those who share things like this with me.  There are many good things that I would have missed had it not been for generous and kind online friends.   I think it important for people in the West to be aware of such information as this.  I... Read more

    “If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.”  General George S. Patton       Read more

    You may recall that David French, a lawyer and conservative writer (and Iraq War veteran, and former co-chair of Evangelicals for Mitt), was briefly touted as a possible challenger to Donald Trump, whom he had vocally opposed.   In any event, whether you’re pro-Trump or anti-Trump, I think he makes a very significant point here:   http://www.nationalreview.com/article/448069/memorial-day-united-states-armed-services-unity-political-fragmentation-james-mattis     Read more

    Funny, and right on target:   https://townhall.com/columnists/mikeadams/2015/08/28/get-out-of-my-class-and-leave-america-n2044785   Fortunately, BYU isn’t (yet?) afflicted with such nonsense, to such a degree.   P.S.  Sorry.  I want to thank the person who brought it to my attention, but I’ve forgotten who it was.  My looming senility marches on.     Read more

    Quite frankly, I had forgotten this brief article myself.  So it’s no wonder if virtually everybody else has.  But some might be interested in the piece, which appeared in the January 2000 issue of the Ensign:   https://www.lds.org/ensign/2000/01/mounting-evidence-for-the-book-of-mormon?lang=eng     Read more

    This is intriguing stuff:   http://stanmed.stanford.edu/2017spring/how-mens-and-womens-brains-are-different.html     Read more

    There’ve been many words devoted to the slime-ball who murdered a lot of young girls in Manchester a few days ago, but I want to memorialize his victims:   http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/05/world/manchester-terror-attack-victims/   And, from a different angle, here are some others who deserve honor and remembrance for their courage and principle in standing up to defend two Muslim girls:   “These three men stood up to hate in Portland”   May blessings and peace rest upon them and their families... Read more

    Just in case you want to watch something in the Memorial Day vein this evening, here are a few recommendations:   http://www.nationalreview.com/article/448004/memorial-day-movies-politically-incorrect-guide   Having just returned from several remarkable days in Normandy, I’m very much in the World War Two mood.   Currently, I’m reading Killing Patton, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard.   And no, this isn’t because I’m a major Bill O’Reilly fan.  I occasionally watched bits of his television show, and I mostly agreed with... Read more

    “It is crazy to postulate a trillion (causally unconnected) universes to explain the features of one universe, when postulating one entity (God) will do the job.” Richard Swinburne       Read more