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President Connor and the late great Hannibal Lector. Who the Hell is "President Connor," and what is he president of? More to scare you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjQT4_x4fK8 Please don't "link-and-run." Tell us what's at the other end of the link, why it's important, and what you hope we will...

Daniel C. Peterson, clearly following the Prophet: A more efficient approach -- I'm watching it in real time over at the Peterson Obsession Board -- is to simply dismiss all the accounts, sight unseen, accompanied by snorts of derision and, among the higher organisms there, airy but factually-ungro...

Pardon my ignorance, but doesn’t a conviction have to exist BEFORE it can be pardoned?

But doesn't mass increase the closer you get to speed of light? I think that’s right. Length contracts, too. But I always mix up which observer observes the changes… :lol: The one DOING the traveling doesn't feel or see any effect on him- or herself at all. To the traveler, everything ELSE is going...

Imwashingmypirate wrote: ↑

Tue May 14, 2024 10:57 pm

I don't know why he is being charged with sodomy when the statement doesn't say that.

That's because according to Utah law, "sodomy" is the penile penetration of any bodily orifice other than the vagina. The mouth, in this case.

Marcus wrote: ↑

Tue May 14, 2024 5:55 pm

brianhales wrote: ↑

Wed May 08, 2024 11:46 am

...I just thought I'd throw in an additional piece of the puzzle that is historical and as factual as we can achieve these days...

No, it's not. Better peer review would help, but then again, it's published in the Interpreter.

That's a very, VERY good point.

Imwashingmypirate wrote: ↑

Tue May 14, 2024 4:45 pm

Little bullitens (I've re written that several times with different spellings, can't remember how to spell bullitons, boolitens, f knows. Bullitons is that right? Looks weird).

Bulletins.

Moksha wrote: ↑

Tue May 14, 2024 8:12 am

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has dropped the moniker Mormon to camouflage its reputation. But it still needs a shortened moniker. How does Gary sound? The Gary Church, the Book of Gary, and the Garys.

What in the name of God are you going on about?

The is the classic crackpot paradigm: Scientists can't explain everything, so the crap I make up is just as good. Indeed. I'm sure you've noticed how pathologically often both Mopologists and rank-and-file Mormons employ it to explain away contradictions within their scriptures and teachings. It's ...

Hope you’re doing well, Shades. Thanks for all you do to keep the lights on around here. 🙂 You're welcome. My problems with Hales are similar. His conclusions regarding polygamy are especially problematic, because he draws every possible conclusion except the obvious one: Joseph's libido inspired h...