tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post7604592427864515329..comments2023-05-10T10:41:32.689-04:00Comments on Against the Greater Light: Silent StupidityAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-83450956555008026722015-01-01T13:43:05.749-05:002015-01-01T13:43:05.749-05:00Haha, thanks!
The Book of Mormon is full of imp...Haha, thanks! <br /><br />The Book of Mormon is full of implications that unrighteousness causes poverty. I wonder if there are any verses that point to apostasy as a cause of limited historical knowledge or diminished cognitive function.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-92143626707550095172015-01-01T11:36:27.004-05:002015-01-01T11:36:27.004-05:00Oh my. So this is what happens to people who leave...Oh my. So this is what happens to people who leave the church. They don't even know that the TV was invented by a Mormon. DUH! …sigh… Don't let it get to you. ;) Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-88078836219403834812015-01-01T00:50:20.513-05:002015-01-01T00:50:20.513-05:00I don't think so. This was just a personality...I don't think so. This was just a personality conflict. That sister and I butt heads a lot...and it's always been that way. I'm lucky in that my family tends to only rarely act like the stereotypical bullheaded, passive-aggressive TBM fanatics you read about. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-3107923279388401842014-12-31T12:11:05.323-05:002014-12-31T12:11:05.323-05:00Maybe they wanted to fluff themselves up by making...Maybe they wanted to fluff themselves up by making you feel small, even over a small thing? Do they do this sort of thing often?Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-22941570609722638522014-12-29T18:27:27.521-05:002014-12-29T18:27:27.521-05:00It's funny you should say that--Harvey Fletche...It's funny you should say that--Harvey Fletcher was the next guy they asked about because he was so famous there was a BYU building named after him. After all, Karl G. Maeser is totally a household name, right?<br /><br />In her defense, though, if Philo Farnsworth really is that celebrated at BYU, then it makes sense to be surprised that I didn't know his name, considering I lived there for three years.<br /><br />But as much as the church complicates things, I do think that this situation was mostly a plain old personality conflict. But it was that elephant in the room that made it inadvisable for me to voice my anger the way I'd wished. Even if I'd managed to say it with a twinkle in my eye, you can bet they wouldn't have a sense of humor about it.<br /><br />Oh well.<br /><br />Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-42015117762965316102014-12-29T12:01:50.722-05:002014-12-29T12:01:50.722-05:00That is really stupid and unfair to single out a f...That is really stupid and unfair to single out a fact you don't know and hammer you for it. Frustrating!<br /><br />Here's the deal. The only people who know and celebrate Philo Farnsworth as the inventor of the TV is his relatives and Mormons. It's a big deal for both, but it's also an obscure fact outside of Utah. I'm guessing you probably could have asked your sister who the father of stereophonic sound was, and I bet she couldn't name Harvey Fletcher, a man who has a building named after him at BYU.<br /><br />It's Mormon and BYU snobbery to expect a person to know those kinds of facts. <br /><br />You leaving the church is the giant elephant in the room. You have many valid reasons for leaving with science and logic to back you up. The only answer they will be able to respond with is their spiritual witness and testimony which came as a result of brainwashing and indoctrination. Good luck!Larrynoreply@blogger.com