5.2 Divinization and Deity

It’s a two for one today as we look at two BYU studies articles on whether God ever has or is currently progressing, and on progression in the afterlife.  Go deep with us!  It’s so much fun!  Plus Hadestown makes an appearance!

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Two articles in this episode:

What Is the Nature of God’s Progress?, by Matthew Bowman

https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/what-is-the-nature-of-gods-progress/

How Limited Is Postmortal Progression?, by Terryl L. Givens

https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/how-limited-is-postmortal-progression/

Both from the full issue: Yet to be revealed, open questions in Latter-Day Saint theology. Edited by Eric A. Eliason and Terryl L. Givens

https://byustudies.byu.edu/journal/60-3/

Brain cells in a lab dish learn to play Pong — and offer a window onto intelligence, by Jon Hamilton

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/10/14/1128875298/brain-cells-neurons-learn-video-game-pong

Heike's Void, by Steven Peck (Author)

https://www.amazon.com/Heikes-Void-Steven-Peck/dp/1948218550

The Plan, a play by Eric Samuelsen

https://sunstone.org/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/155-06-31.pdf

Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel, by Kurt Vonnegut  (Author)

https://www.amazon.com/Slaughterhouse-Five-Novel-Modern-Library-Novels/dp/0385333846

Hilbert's paradox of the Grand Hotel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert%27s_paradox_of_the_Grand_Hotel

Infinity - Here Come the 123s, by They Might Be Giants

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=pTpEB-Y2Ai0&list=OLAK5uy_ltENVxaQXfqCtKD-WTW_t38dlM81kvy-E

How To Count Past Infinity - Vsauce

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrU9YDoXE88

Infinity is bigger than you think - Numberphile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elvOZm0d4H0

(Aaron) I couldn’t quite verify it, but it’s rumored that Matthew Bowman’s The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith states that James Talmadge was one of the first Mormon’s with a Ph.D.

https://www.amazon.com/Mormon-People-Making-American-Faith/dp/081298336X

Talking to Dante in the Spirit World, by Daniel Cooper

https://irreantum.associationmormonletters.org/talking-to-dante-in-the-spirit-world-by-daniel-cooper/

Hadestown!  It’s the best.  Here’s a spotify link.

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Hades!  Also the best.  Get it on steam or it’s free right now on xbox if you have game pass!

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Joseph Smith and the Mormons Hardcover, by Noah Van Sciver 

https://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Smith-Mormons-Noah-Sciver/dp/141974965X

Next time!  The King Follett Discourse: Pinnacle or Peripheral?, by James E. Faulconer and Susannah Morrison

https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/the-king-follett-discourse-pinnacle-or-peripheral/

Our related previous episode: 2.2 Canonization and the King Follett Discourse

https://faceinhat.podbean.com/e/22-canonization-and-the-king-follett-discourse/