Monthly Archives: December 2005
Inching toward Mormonism?
The following is a guest post by El Jefe.
The article under discussion is by Peter Kreeft, a theologian who teaches at Boston University. He answers the “35 questions most commonly asked about heaven.”
God and science
Regular readers of M* may know there is an ongoing debate between the pro-evolution crowd and some of us who are skeptics. To sum up: I am skeptical of macro evolution but willing to accept it may have happened with a Creator’s guiding hand. But for the meantime color me doubtful. Others, including our brilliant Clark Goble, and a supporting cast of scientists at the fascinating web site Mormons and Evolution are politely but insistently critical of doubters like myself. Clark, for example, has said repeatedly that evolution is “settled science.”
Well, I have some new thoughts to add to the debate, and I wanted to post them here. I’d like some input from our scientific friends (who consistently amaze me with the depth of their knowledge).
Story on CBS News Sunday Morning
The Church was the top story this morning on CBS News Sunday Morning. (Online story here. Seems to be the entire transcript.) It was a pleasant surprise because I like watching the show while getting ready for church in the morning. It was also a pleasant surprise because it was incredibly positive.
The story started out by naming a few famous Mormons: Harry Reid, Mitt Romney, and the Marriotts. The growth of the Church was mentioned; it is now the 4th largest church in the U.S. They interviewed a family from Virginia (I think) baptized a year and a half ago, and who are active, happy members. They mentioned how they felt that the Church was just what they had been looking for.
Infinite Intelligences?
The following guest post was sent in by Paul Manning, who describes himself as a convert to the Church in 1980. He served a mission to Toronto 1984-1986. He lives in England.
By Paul Manning
In D&C 93:29 reads: “Man was also in the beginning with God. Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be.”
Since you can’t create intelligences that implies there is a finite amount of them. However if this were true then at some point all intelligences would have received a spiritual/physical body and the promise of an eternal increase would not be valid.
Can anyone give any insight into how there can be an infinite amount of intelligences whilst at the same time no new intelligences being created?