Richard Dawkins is an outspoken atheist and author of several scientifically based books on evolution, biology, and religion. He’s quite well known as one of the most famous contemporary atheists (one of the four “Horsemen” of new atheism), particularly for…
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Welcome to the Mormon Spiritual Experiences Podcast! In this third episode, I talk about how religious experiences can be very significant personally and have tangible benefits, regardless of what we think the nature of them is. To subscribe to this series,…
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“Behold, you have not understood; you have supposed that I would give it unto you, when you took no thought save it was to ask me. But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind;…
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Disclaimer: In many of my articles I at least try to put in some effort to make my writing “thoughtful”, by that I mean reflecting on the various points of view of an issue and attempting to counter-balance the possible…
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Meta Information Person: Anonomous “Clergyman” Religiosity: Theist, Likely Christian Reference: Quoted in The Varieties of Religious Experience Tags: Nighttime, Physically Elevated, Loss of Self, Ecstasy Account “I remember the night, and almost the very spot on the hill-top, where my soul opened out, as…
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Welcome to the Mormon Spiritual Experiences Podcast! In this second episode, I explain in detail and give examples as to why using the “Divine Witness” framework is a flawed foundation upon which to make truth assertions. To subscribe to this series, add this…
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Welcome to the Mormon Spiritual Experiences Podcast! In this first episode, I explain the purpose of the podcast and give some context as to the importance of this project from the LDS theological point of view. To subscribe to this…
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Hi everyone! Thanks to all those who follow my blog and engage with the content posted. I am excited to announce that I’ve decided to switch the format of the Spiritual Experiences Odyssey Project to become a Podcast instead, and…
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“To pass now to religious phenomena, take the melancholy which, as we shall see, constitutes an essential moment in every complete religious evolution. Take the happiness which achieved religious belief confers. Take the trancelike states of insight into truth which all religious mystics report.…
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“Finally at one point I surrendered. I said “OK God, I want you, I want truth, more than I want this book’” and once I made that choice, made that surrender, all the turmoil, all the struggle, everything lifted. I…
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