Re: Francesca Stavrakopoulou - Book - "God An Anatomy"
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2022 3:01 pm
DCP's entire approach in his review is just... well... oh, o.k., to be polite, I will say interesting. Why on earth does a length of a book determine if it is to be recommended?! And why not have Latter Day Saints read it, talk through it, digest it, and realize there are other brains in the universe looking at God than their own? Are Mormons so squeamishly weak testimony wise that they can't read someone else's interpretation of God without losing their crackers? Oh she doesn't have reverence for God's body like we do, so don't read her, even though we now have more evidence in our favor? What in tarnation kind of logic is that?!
So Peterson appears to me to have quickly read a lot of others' reviews in order to get his compass calibrated and brain in the right wave form so as to not lose his testimony, because.... GULP! This here be an atheist writer, and Uh-Oh! And, of course, it really is the rave book right now, so many fellow saints are definitely going to be "exposed" - OH MY! We have to hurry and contextualize this to keep our peoples safe from outside thoughts and views. They must remain in the boat.
This whole thing is ridiculous, this approach of fear. It is actually fear that makes Peterson not advize Mormons to get off their butts and learn another angle concerning the biblical God. It is weird how closed minded so many Mormon scholars are and how strongly they feel they have to guard the gates of the minds of fellow Mormons lest they actually learn something like how to recognize what critical thinking looks like and real scholarship without a biased angle to grind as they themselves do.
Is Peterson embarrassed that a mere woman, and an atheist one at that out-thunk him and found far more grand penis, and its uses for the male god, after all, it isn't just decoration ya know, in the Bible than Peterson ever has because she stuck with the actual Hebrew and its cultural meaning instead of trying to Mormonize it like Peterson and Mormons in general do? Yes, yes, why oh of course yes, God gave you minds to use, but don't do so on this book, we read it, believe us, it isn't the testimony quality of our stuff, so stick with us kids we're goin places... ayiyi.... keep em barefoot -n- dumb eh Peterson?
So Peterson appears to me to have quickly read a lot of others' reviews in order to get his compass calibrated and brain in the right wave form so as to not lose his testimony, because.... GULP! This here be an atheist writer, and Uh-Oh! And, of course, it really is the rave book right now, so many fellow saints are definitely going to be "exposed" - OH MY! We have to hurry and contextualize this to keep our peoples safe from outside thoughts and views. They must remain in the boat.
This whole thing is ridiculous, this approach of fear. It is actually fear that makes Peterson not advize Mormons to get off their butts and learn another angle concerning the biblical God. It is weird how closed minded so many Mormon scholars are and how strongly they feel they have to guard the gates of the minds of fellow Mormons lest they actually learn something like how to recognize what critical thinking looks like and real scholarship without a biased angle to grind as they themselves do.
Is Peterson embarrassed that a mere woman, and an atheist one at that out-thunk him and found far more grand penis, and its uses for the male god, after all, it isn't just decoration ya know, in the Bible than Peterson ever has because she stuck with the actual Hebrew and its cultural meaning instead of trying to Mormonize it like Peterson and Mormons in general do? Yes, yes, why oh of course yes, God gave you minds to use, but don't do so on this book, we read it, believe us, it isn't the testimony quality of our stuff, so stick with us kids we're goin places... ayiyi.... keep em barefoot -n- dumb eh Peterson?