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LDS Miscellany through a Berkeley Lens
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Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Aaron and Eric introduce the podcast! Our hosts discuss critical thinking and its application to LDS miscellany and they describe their Berkeley influences. Also a magic card comes up, but it feels natural.
Magic card!
http://www.magicspoiler.com/mtg-spoiler/skewer-the-critics
Wikipedia on critical thinking
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking
Eric’s reviews of the two books mentioned, Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover and The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance by Elna Baker
https://thmazing.blogspot.com/2018/09/what-weird-expression-this-is.html#081
https://motleyvision.org/2009/10/14/elna-baker-slash-damage-control
Friday Dec 14, 2018
Friday Dec 14, 2018
In which Aaron and Eric grapple with theodicy, aka the problem of evil given a benevolent God, as presented by Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. After going over some feedback from our pilot episode, we tackle theodicy and how it relates to DNA replication, Euclidean geometry and evolution.
SMBC comic on which the episode is based, by Zach Weinersmith:
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2011-06-30
Theodicy! By wikipedia!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodicy
Geometry! "It is not possible to prove every statement... nevertheless, we should prove as many statements as possible."
https://themathpage.com/aBookI/first.htm
Evolving Faith - Wanderings of a Mormon Biologist, by Steven L. Peck
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27137644-evolving-faith---wanderings-of-a-mormon-biologist
Monday Nov 19, 2018
Monday Nov 19, 2018
In which Aaron talks with Eric about Joseph Smith's seer stone.
References:
Seer stone and additional photos from 2015 Ensign article
Brant A Gardner, FairMormon conference, 2009
Religion of a different color by W. Paul Reeve
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