# mormon (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover mormon. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Lamanite Curse in Book of Mormon Fiction](https://rachelhelps.substack.com/p/the-lamanite-curse-in-book-of-mormon) _2026-08-14 · Rachel Helps · Rachel Helps_ etiologies of race ## [Without Beginning](https://lincoln.metacannon.net/2026/08/without-beginning.html) _2026-08-08 · Lincoln Cannon · Lincoln Cannon_ Dorothée and I usually watch a show together before bed. Presently, we’re watching a science fiction show with a narrative that revolves around time travel. It’s entertaining, especially the recreations of historical events that bump into modern sensibilities. But it’s also incoherent in many ways. My work sometimes invites questions about time travel, for at least a couple reasons. First,… ## [Susa Young Gates's "Dialogue from the Book of Mormon" as (proto-)feminist revision??](https://rachelhelps.substack.com/p/susa-young-gatess-dialogue-from-the) _2026-08-07 · Rachel Helps · Rachel Helps_ Alicia Suskin Ostriker, in her book Feminist Revision of the Bible, lists strategies of the revisionist woman poet. ## [Finding Ourselves Making](https://lincoln.metacannon.net/2026/07/finding-ourselves-making.html) _2026-07-29 · Lincoln Cannon · Lincoln Cannon_ We often speak of identity as if it were atomic, in the strict sense of the word: a fixed kernel you either have or don’t. We imagine a self that persists whole or perishes entire, with nothing between. But identity isn’t atomic. Identity is organized. It admits of more and less. It can be distinguished or obscured, aggregated or dispersed, robust or fragile, complex or simple, and empowered or… ## [The Veil Is Individuation](https://lincoln.metacannon.net/2026/07/the-veil-is-individuation.html) _2026-07-23 · Lincoln Cannon · Lincoln Cannon_ One relatively unique aspect of Mormon theology is the concept of the veil. We typically understand the veil to be something like a curtain drawn over our premortal memory. It separates us from clear awareness of God, so that mortal life can serve as a genuine test. And we commonly imagine it descending upon us, either suddenly or gradually, around the time of our mortal birth. We associate the… ## [The Mormon need to identify with scripture](https://rachelhelps.substack.com/p/the-mormon-need-to-identify-with) _2026-07-17 · Rachel Helps · Rachel Helps_ likening the scriptures to ourselves as an argument for the importance of women's Book of Mormon retellings ## [Using an LLM for Humanities research](https://rachelhelps.substack.com/p/using-an-llm-for-humanities-research) _2026-07-10 · Rachel Helps · Rachel Helps_ dabbling in the dark arts ## [New God Argument Version 4.0](https://lincoln.metacannon.net/2026/07/new-god-argument-version-4.html) _2026-07-08 · Lincoln Cannon · Lincoln Cannon_ The New God Argument is a logical argument for faith in God, based on moral and practical assumptions that are consistent with current science and emerging technology trends. It doesn’t prove that God exists. Rather, it proves that if we trust in the superhuman potential of our civilization then we should also trust in that which may qualify as God. And atheism may entail distrust in our… ## [I Interviewed Fable 5 about Mormon Transhumanism](https://lincoln.metacannon.net/2026/07/i-interviewed-fable-5-about-mormon-transhumanism.html) _2026-07-07 · Lincoln Cannon · Lincoln Cannon_ Five years ago, when I interviewed OpenAI GPT 3 about Mormon Transhumanism , it was among the most advanced AI models. Things have changed, of course. OpenAI and its competitors, notably Anthropic, have continued to develop newer and more capable models. Among the most capable models today is Anthropic Claude Fable 5. Today, I interviewed Fable 5 about Mormon Transhumanism. The interview began… ## [Who was "Mormona"?](https://rachelhelps.substack.com/p/who-was-mormona) _2026-06-29 · Rachel Helps · Rachel Helps_ I’ve been doing some research on women who wrote Book of Mormon retellings in the early 20th century. ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qXlR3ilgm5Xs) _2026-06-29 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [The Memory of Earth and interpreting Book of Mormon retellings](https://rachelhelps.substack.com/p/the-memory-of-earth-and-interpreting) _2026-06-26 · Rachel Helps · Rachel Helps_ The Memory of Earth by Orson Scott Card is the first of a five-part epic fantasy series that follows the plot of the Book of Mormon. ## [A Perfectly Sharpened Pencil](https://wittcase.blogspot.com/2026/06/a-perfectly-sharpened-pencil.html) _2026-06-18 · Witt's End · Witt's End_ I am obsessed with a perfectly sharpened pencil. The thinnest lead or finest point I can manage. Usually slightly harder than the mean. I don't need it super dark. I need it fast. Sure. Almost forcing a light touch. Scratching not scribbling my prose. One that feels right. Probably moving this way because my handwriting is so damn small. Recently I've started using fountain pens for my inked… ## [How to Know God](https://lincoln.metacannon.net/2026/06/how-to-know-god.html) _2026-06-07 · Lincoln Cannon · Lincoln Cannon_ The scriptures say a lot about God . God is the greatest intelligence (Abraham 3:19). God has a tangible body (D&C 130:22). God works within a community of Gods (Abraham 4:1). And God is present in and through the world itself (D&C 88:6). God is courageous (Moses 7:28). God is compassionate (1 John 4:16). And God is creative (Moses 1:33). Crucially, God is not (or at least particular Gods are not)… ## [In Memory of Mike Perry](https://lincoln.metacannon.net/2026/04/in-memory-of-michael-perry.html) _2026-04-19 · Lincoln Cannon · Lincoln Cannon_ Dr. R. Michael (Mike) Perry was a gentle, principled, and thoughtful man who devoted decades of his life to Alcor and the cryonics movement. He also engaged broadly in the religious Transhumanist movement, including membership in the Christian Transhumanist Association, Terasem, Church of Perpetual Life, Society for Venturism, and Society for Universal Immortality. I first met him when he joined… ## [Obsessed With Being Holy](https://wittcase.blogspot.com/2026/04/obsessed-with-being-holy.html) _2026-04-12 · Witt's End · Witt's End_ I worry that we are sometimes too obsessed with being holy. So focused we lose sight of what's happening day to day, and who's around in the here and now. I know I have fallen into the trap of seeking extreme spiritual edification and enlightenment all the time. And at times I found it. Or I thought I did. At least a set of actions that told me I felt holy. Actions that became more and more… ## [29 Thoughts on April 2026 General Conference](https://lincoln.metacannon.net/2026/04/thoughts-on-april-2026-general-conference.html) _2026-04-05 · Lincoln Cannon · Lincoln Cannon_ Yesterday and today, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met for our worldwide general conference. The Saturday morning session was a solemn assembly in which we sustained our new Church president, Dallin H. Oaks. Oaks succeeded former Church president Russell M. Nelson upon the latter’s death, as is our custom. The act of sustaining a new Church president is an expression… ## [A Couple Sunday Haiku](https://wittcase.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-couple-sunday-haiku.html) _2026-03-30 · Witt's End · Witt's End_ I wrote these on Sunday March 29th 2026, a grey Palm Sunday. --- there is only time life is the fleeting of spring until it's over ---- Pain can be constant Unrelentless reminders Of a Body's time ---- the Sun will come back Day after Day after Day Time after Time ## [Active versus Passive Christianity](https://lincoln.metacannon.net/2026/03/active-versus-passive-christianity.html) _2026-03-29 · Lincoln Cannon · Lincoln Cannon_ At Easter, Christians celebrate the Atonement and resurrection of Jesus Christ – the culminating expressions of the compassionate and creative power of God in the exemplary life of Jesus. Arguably, at least from a theological perspective, Easter is more important than Christmas. Easter ultimately realizes that which Christmas originally envisions. But too many of us, too often, celebrate the… ## [Stand up to actions not faith](https://wittcase.blogspot.com/2026/03/stand-up-to-actions-not-faith.html) _2026-03-27 · Witt's End · Witt's End_ As I grow older I've become much less comfortable negatively addressing other people's theology and faith. There are different ways to worship. Different interpretations of the Bible. Different ways to follow Jesus. Shoot there are other deities that garner awe, respect, and devotion. I can't comment on conversion and conviction in a fair manner, especially if I want the same in return. Faith… ## [Postsecular Christian Transhumanism](https://lincoln.metacannon.net/2026/03/postsecular-christian-transhumanism.html) _2026-03-19 · Lincoln Cannon · Lincoln Cannon_ A Comment Magazine article, “ Which Future Do We Want? ”, presents its perspective on three competing visions of humanity’s future: anti-humanism, Transhumanism, and Posthumanism. It then positions “Christian humanism” as the corrective to all three. But it mistakes a conservative pit stop for the destination. And it mischaracterizes the tradition most capable of bridging the tensions it… ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5MsGcssOnrY6) _2026-03-19 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [Not feeling the wonder, the awe that I used too.](https://wittcase.blogspot.com/2026/03/not-feeling-wonder-awe-that-i-used-too.html) _2026-03-15 · Witt's End · Witt's End_ I had a thought in sacrament meeting today. It's been a long time since I felt a sense of awe or wonder at church. I can think of multiple times I've been awed by the beauty and wonder of the natural world around me. The time I felt stirred by a piece of music or a work of art. Felt grace at the hands of another's care and service. But I haven't felt that at church. And I'd be lying if at times it… ## [Commanders using Religion](https://wittcase.blogspot.com/2026/03/commanders-using-religion.html) _2026-03-03 · Witt's End · Witt's End_ I have to write on the current state of War. I feel a compulsion. It is my realization that I just have to be measured. So I will attempt to. It is not my intention to here debate the political decisions behind the current conflict with Iran. I am also not here to debate the tactical decision making. There's a simple answer why, I'm still gathering information. I have to do that to develop my own… ## [Writing for Clarity](https://wittcase.blogspot.com/2026/02/writing-for-clarity.html) _2026-02-19 · Witt's End · Witt's End_ I stopped writing for awhile. It was just too hard. There was a block between the pen and the brain. My fingers couldn't put together what I was feeling. And thoughts kept on racing by. What was strange was it wasn't a lack of energy that kept me back. If anything it was too much. Which is probably strange to more than a few people. There are times when my brain races. Ideas are a dime a dozen.… ## [What are you looking for in a piece of art?](https://wittcase.blogspot.com/2026/01/what-are-you-looking-for-in-piece-of-art.html) _2026-01-07 · Witt's End · Witt's End_ What are you looking for in a piece of art? Doesn't matter the medium. I'm thinking broad here and looking at all of the arts. When you go seeking a painting, sculpture, song, photograph, novel, poem, movie, show, play, album; what are you seeking? Is it always the same? Does it change? When you think about art that spoke to you? Matters? Affected you? What was it? Were you chasing catharsis for… ## [Cognitive Deficits](https://wittcase.blogspot.com/2025/12/cognitive-deficits.html) _2025-12-31 · Witt's End · Witt's End_ The hand was easier to notice. I assumed it came first. Were the thoughts really that far behind. Or did they even come first. Sometimes changes to our cognition are just harder to notice. A tremor. Weakness. Pain. Dropping things. Hand writing worsening. Those are all glaring spotlights, right? Let's contrast that. A mild change in memory. Being stuck on a name. Taking longer to recall or… ## [What truly brings meaning and purpose in life?](https://wittcase.blogspot.com/2025/12/what-truly-brings-meaning-and-purpose.html) _2025-12-07 · Witt's End · Witt's End_ Freud thought it was Sex. Nietzsche would talk about a will to power. Others love. Some money. What's the common thread. The meaning of life. I come down somewhere with Frankl. Meaning. Purpose. For us men that's often compared to our profession. But is that everything? My job gives me purpose. It's a great job. I feel fulfilled to help people, make a difference. Yet with all that, it's not the… ## [Feedback Loops](https://radderdaysaint.substack.com/p/feedback-loops) _2025-09-20 · RadderDaySaint · RadderDaySaint’s Substack_ I recently\* had a tweet that I was pretty proud of. ## [D&C 50 and Abramelin](https://radderdaysaint.substack.com/p/d-and-c-50-and-abramelin) _2025-05-31 · RadderDaySaint · RadderDaySaint’s Substack_ Ritual as Practice