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So, You Failed to Endure to the End, You Piece of Crap (opens the original)
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I mean, did you really think you had it in you? The end is so far away and you are so bad at this! Sure, you tried your level best, you fought the good fight, you put in the work (not as much as you could or should have, but some), you had a little bit of faith in most of your footsteps, and you blew it. You failed. You failed on a level that is going to echo through eternity, by the way. Do you know how long that is? You couldn’t hack it for, like, 80 years for a potential eternal payoff? Is yo
Why Does God Care About Me but He Doesn't Care About Us? (opens the original)
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Alright, I’m going to try to get through this with as little cynicism as possible but this unfortunately probably my most cynical topic and I’d like to apologize in advance.A well-meaning individual sent me a reel a couple weeks ago on Instagram in which Elder Bednar talked about his recent trip to the South Pacific, where he island hopped to visit remote wards and branches. On one island hopping attempt, he was warned by locals that stormy conditions and choppy waters made the trip by small boa
God Probably Doesn't Exist the Way I Want Him to and That Sucks, Actually (opens the original)
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I don’t want to say that I want to believe in God more than I ever wanted anything, but it’s certainly very high on the list. Maybe I do. Something close to a certain belief in the kind of God that really appeals to me, the God that I was taught to believe in, loving and paternal and personal and with a depth of human emotion that meant I could relate to him, would be a balm over all my greatest existential fears. Fear of death, fear of a wasted life, fear of meaninglessness, fear of never seein
Divine Silence, or, I’m Starting to Get the Sense That It’s Personal (opens the original)
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I think I still believe in God. I don’t know what that means. There is something deep inside me that can’t shake the habit and that sees something wondrous in human existence that can’t be explained by pure materialism, though I don’t really believe in the supernatural, either. I read a lot of essays arguing against theism and they’re very convincing and the arguments make more sense to me than the counterarguments.And yet.In any case, Mormonism has instilled a deep sense of naturalism in me and
It Doesn’t Matter If It Isn’t True (opens the original)
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It is a very special moment in Mormon life when scientists publish a new study demonstrating that, for example, any amount of alcohol consumption is harmful to human health. It can be somewhat disappointing when they publish a study saying something to the effect of a glass of red wine a day promotes cardiovascular vigor, but the good news is that the tannins found in red wine can be consumed through other means and therefore this is not a particularly detrimental piece of news. We are making pr
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