Blake Ostler wrote:And here we go again with the DCP hate club where the “interlocutors” do their best to hide and pretend to be saying something that has merit while bad mouthing DCP. Please grow up, get the hell off of these personal attacks and get a life. This kind of invective is beneath even SmallAxe. Jensen and Hauglid’s treatment of the KEP and related papers is abominable and the fact that only one POV is expressed — a rather Dan Vogel like POV that any responsible scholar should know better than to parrot — tells us everything we need to know about their “scholarship”.
And Dr. Scratch — really? Airing your petty jealousies in public is just childish. Your antics here are pathetic and explain why I stayed as far away from academia as I could. You do know that Dr. Midgely has passed, right? Truly you are disgusting.
And as iffy as some of the stuff published by the Interpreter may be, at least it isn’t totally insomnia curing drivel that we get here.
Blake Ostler wrote:
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 AT 11:12 AM
The personal attacks tell me all that I need to know about you cowards hiding behind anonymous posts. But I have the resources to find out who you are — and I will.
Blake Ostler wrote:I desire to know identities because I have a deep seated belief in personal accountability for actions. I want to know who says such nasty things and let others know how loathsome some commenting here.truly are. I have already learned 2 identities. One used a vpn but it was easy to crack because they used the same moniker before the vpn. I was not surprised and I think those who deal with them will be quite interested in their conduct and comments here and elsewhere.
Blake Ostler wrote:SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 AT 8:29 PM
Everyone can kiss my white ass. The antics here are pathetic and childish and explain why there is a hell reserved for people like you. You people are truly disgusting.
Goodbye.
Now I understand better why Robert Boylan looks up to Ostler so much. They're two bipolar peas in a pod.
Jacob Hansen also treats Ostler like his hero. When your primary inspiration is a man who publicly tells people to "kiss my white ass," your apologetics are bound to end up angry, confusing, arrogant and incoherent. Ostler's failure, it seems, is a heritage Boylan and Jacob are bound to preserve.
"I'm on paid sabbatical from BYU in exchange for my promise to use this time to finish two books."
If you believe people should have very liberal interpretations doctrine and ideas are allowed to change liberally over time and everyone just needs to be flexible, then everyone should recognize the Catholic church as the true church Christ set up and no need for a restoration. Of course the church in the 15th century is going to look different than the church of the first century, what idiot could possibly think otherwise?
The doctrine of God and salvation was corrupted beyond repair. Not much wiggle room or room for deeper philosophical thought on that. Starting off on the wrong track is only going to lead one direction if there is not a course correction. Which there wasn't. The creeds simply muddied up the waters.
One can locate YouTube videos ad nauseum that go into all this.
I'm simply saying that even with the restoration of truths there are going to be 'built in' speed bumps/roadblocks to further light and knowledge. More input should be welcome and even sought. I've gone into some detail about this during the thread.
If you believe people should have very liberal interpretations doctrine and ideas are allowed to change liberally over time and everyone just needs to be flexible, then everyone should recognize the Catholic church as the true church Christ set up and no need for a restoration.
This is exactly what many prominent Mormons are coming to believe...
Former LDS apologist Tarik D. LaCour wrote:After months of study and prayer, I was received into the Byzantine Catholic Church on Oct. 13, 2024. This isn’t a rejection of the LDS Church but a step rooted in my convictions and faith. I’m happy to answer any questions if you’d like to know more.
I watched all the sessions of Conference this last weekend with my wife. Same doctrinal positions and gospel teachings, on the whole, as I remember from years ago. I think that one's own 'grounding' plays a part in how one views the views of others. And whether or not one is looking at things contextually...in reference to the link drumdude posted in which only one perspective had been posted.
We often see the things we want to see and disregard the rest. Sorry. Repeating myself. (Simon and Garfunkel reference).
No you didn't, you may have had the TV on but you weren't listening to it, at least not any more than you read the posts on this forum that you respond to.
(okay, technically, you may have watched it with the volume off)
Lost Gospel of Thomas 1:8 - And Jesus said, "what about the Pharisees? They did it too! Wherefore, we shall do it even more!"
No you didn't, you may have had the TV on but you weren't listening to it, at least not any more than you read the posts on this forum that you respond to.
(okay, technically, you may have watched it with the volume off)
What part wasn't I listening to? How do you know? By the way, my wife would have noticed very quickly if the volume had been turned off.
I was listening. Most of the time. Except for NYT Wordle. That takes focus.
For those curious about how the "Aristotle of the Wasatch" conducts himself, look no further than his Disqus account. It’s quite the revelation. If you enjoy watching a supposedly sophisticated scholar hurl vulgar insults and engage in derogatory name-calling, these comments provide a front-row seat to the spectacle. It’s truly a masterclass in disgusting behavior:
