Does Mormonism affect how we treat our enviroment?

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Gazelam wrote:Hah.

Well, I hadent noticed I did that. But then, I don't see any guys hanging from trees trying to save the enviorment. I gueess those guys are too busy in the colleges indoctrinateing our kids with that garbage.

I'll go talk to Wade and see if he can diagnose why I bring up women in my posts. Maybe I have a slight oedipus complex or something. Or maybe women talking a problem to death as opposed to men just solveing a problem is something I notice.


Okay, that's it, buddy. Women and men are wired differently so you notice correctly. Generally speaking men are also linear thinkers, Gaz and women multi-task thinkers, so bite me. ;-) Women talk a problem "to death" often to determine the best route to take leading to the optimal outcome where men simply wish to slap duct tape on everything and call a problem solved.

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Wow Jersey. You should continue that train of thought in a post on the benefits of Celestial marriage and the growth it causes in the participants.

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Gazelam wrote:Wow Jersey. You should continue that train of thought in a post on the benefits of Celestial marriage and the growth it causes in the participants.

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Yeah, you oughtta know! Is that for the really big problems?

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No, big problems require chicken wire and bubble gum.

I like to re-cycle my bubble gum like that.
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Global Warming

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I was just thinking about that report to be issued tomorrow from the United Nations talking about Global Warming. I wonder if the LDS Church supports global warming as a means of hastening the end time?
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Re: Global Warming

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moksha wrote:I was just thinking about that report to be issued tomorrow from the United Nations talking about Global Warming. I wonder if the LDS Church supports global warming as a means of hastening the end time?


The beach would be alot closer to Salt Lake.
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Maybe someone can back me up here. Hasnt it been shown in tree rings that it was hotter in the middle ages than it is now? And there were no cars back then, or evil air conditioners spewing bad freon into the Ozone.

Interesting fact. The hole in the Ozone was discovered about the same time that Dupont was losing its patent on freon.
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Post by _Mister Scratch »

I think this is a terrific question. My take on it is this: most TBMs respect Mother Earth, and many maintain a garden, enjoy nature, etc. (An additional reason for this is that many large TBM families tend to go camping for their vacations, as it is easier on the wallet.) However, my sense is also that many TBMs are deeply suspicious of Global Warming, and other environmentalist-related topics. This could be for strictly religious reasons---i.e., the world is going to end, so to hell with it---or it could be due to suspicions about the political Left (when Coggins7 shows up, let's ask him what he thinks of global warming). Overall, I would say that Mormons generally do a pretty good job of looking after whatever environment they are in, even if they continue to refuse to accept the overwhelming endorsement of global warming by the scientific community.
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