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Yes, it's a little-known fact that the Root Bear took some time off from his celebrity career to finish his old dissertation and earn a PhD in astrophysics. Oh, wait, that was Brian May. Never mind. Ah. This is the beginning of wisdom: when you consider that the Root Bear, Brian May, and Paul McCar...

Because it's interesting to find out where he got his ideas. Nielson has built his entire theory on the Spalding - Rigdon connection, which has been so thoroughly debunked that I can't personally get past anything else. Please help me understand why we should give any more value to Nielson's explan...

Thank you, dear Gad!!

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Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:23 pm

It's going at warp speed now. Who ever did it thank you.

Ditto!!

False etymology has a long history. Joseph Smith did not invent it, and those who engaged in it were not, ergo, charlatans. ? I think that would depend upon whether those engaging in it knew it was false. Just because one didn't invent a false etymology does not, ergo, prevent one from being deemed...

I wish Marcus the best. The spring of 2023 was not a good time for me. Marcus and many others were very patient. The patience/gift were charity and I thank Marcus and the others involved for their kindness. Thank you for your kind words, yellowstone!! Hope this spring is a better time. Please stay ...

Sorry for scaring you and thank you for kicking my ass. I'm more unwell than I thought. Going for x-rays and the Dr. has just taken blood. Probably going to be here a while. I wouldn't have come in if it weren't for your message. No problem, I'm glad it worked out. I understand trying to distinguis...

Hi Craig, I’m sorry you were treated so poorly. And by “treated poorly” I mean silenced despite being polite. There was one day, way back yonder, where, after reading a post by a Mopologist, I realized they operate by different rules than the rest of us. By “operate differently “ I mean given prefe...

That exists as a field? Can you be more specific? And explain your reasoning so as to demonstrate you aren’t trolling? Everyone has a field. There’s no need to engage or counter apologists or (belligerent) church-associated actors through inefficient means that outside one’s expertise. I liked her ...

That exists as a field? Can you be more specific? Sure. I was responding to this (bolded by me) apparent definition of a field: Say one becomes an expert in a field regarding which conservative Mormons seek to promote false information or their own exclusive interests above wider or more marginaliz...