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Testing Tenets
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Testing Tenets
@testing_tenets
Humanist | Naturalist | Scientist
The Pale Blue Dot Sumali Nisan 2018
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An absolute treasure trove!
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@Sovereign_Beard @stackerco I don’t view it as another belief system, I see it as the same one just transformed. Some connections in the web of beliefs are broken while other new connections form. Hopefully it’s growth, and we keep learning and improving.
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@stackerco “Tearing down one belief system doesn’t obligate me to adopt another.”
Well, whether you realize it or not, you will adopt another belief system. That's unavoidable.
Might as well go for the one you can live out consistently and gives you a true hope.
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A lot of Christians have followed me while I deconstructed Mormonism on X.
I get DMs and comments to join “true Christianity.”
The short answer: no.
The word Christian has been stretched, weaponized, politicized, and hollowed out beyond usefulness.
Tearing down one belief system doesn’t obligate me to adopt another.
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@stackerco Once there is an acknowledgment of a problem, I’m more convinced that there can be movement towards a good, no better, no best solution.
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I can debunk every single criticism of Mormonism and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Hit me with it. I am so far 100% stacking Ws.
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LDS apologists, here’s the ultimate fool-proof apology for the Book of Mormon’s historicity: “You’re right, it’s likely not historical (which neutralizes nearly every criticism). “But it’s divine because of the power it carries, the way it draws people to Christ, reshapes families, and reveals how to have a better life.” FAIR, I’ll write an entire article on every controversial claim like this if you’d like. Might be fun.
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@stackerco I think answering criticism with a deepity is always a good approach. It sounds profound to those who believe, yet isn’t very convincing to those who don’t.
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@pimomormon @Bar_tolmi Currently I’m more of an igtheist.
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@Bar_tolmi I’m left leaning, but not atheist. Agnostic is the way for me.
That’s the beauty of it. You leave, you don’t have to fit into a box.
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@BlackBlessedLDS @WSJ Basic media literacy says find a third-party source to corroborate this.
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Videos from #exmo influencers like “The Day I Realized I Was in a Cult” are bringing a 21st-century reckoning to the Mormon Church on.wsj.com/4pbLkOf
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@Nemo_Utopian @stackerco The Kindle version is currently $4.99. I haven’t read this one, just download, thanks for mentioning it.
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@stackerco This should be required reading in high school.
Have you read The Varieties of Scientific Experience yet?
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No one unfamiliar with Bible stories would ever look at the geological record and assume there was a global flood. That myth and many others only exist because they are found in an ancient religious text written by a primitive desert tribe.
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@pimomormon I would say no, because wasn’t their calling and election made sure?
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@testing_tenets Good catch! I did get this concept from John Loftus. I've read several of his books, and agree with much of what he proposed.
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The allowances you make to help you remain a believing Mormon, you won't extend to other religions.
The allowances members of other belief systems make to help them remain in their faith, keep them from Mormonism.
Faith doesn't lead to truth.
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@DennisBowden18 Also, reading through the comments, the lens of truth I try to use, is to verify that the stated proposition or propositions are in fact the case. Faith in things unseen does not help me verify things coincide with reality.
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@DennisBowden18 Makes me think of the Outsiders test for Faith (OTF), where you should test or scrutinize your own faith to the same level as one you don’t belong to.
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@BobcatZachary @pimomormon @HarknessRi64787 There is a book listing many of the doctrines that have changed.
amazon.com/This-My-Doctri…
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@pimomormon @HarknessRi64787 Never heard that before. Can you show me something that was said by a prophet that is doctrine but has changed? Not church policy? And that is proof? Not just somebody’s tweet?
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When was the last time a Mormon prophet had a vision of god?
Since Joseph couldn’t remember the critical details of that vision, wouldn’t it make sense for god to come down and show himself again to his current prophet?
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Which Twitter alternative are you considering? I am looking now. I will be leaving soon.
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