Archive December 2012
This is an archive of articles that Lincoln Cannon published in December 2012. An annual archive for 2012 is available. And a full archive of all articles that Lincoln has published since 2005 is also available. You may also search for articles and other content that's available on any of Lincoln's websites.
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Letter to a Seminary Teacher on Human Evolution
Dear brother, I’m the father of one of your seminary students. He mentioned to me that a student asked about human evolution yesterday, and that you do not have a favorable opinion of it. I’m writing to share with you my thoughts and feelings on the subject, hoping that you’ll ... -
As One that Hath a Familiar Spirit
If you are familiar with the Book of Mormon and the King James translation of the Bible then you know they contain many textual similarities. Nephi extensively quotes Isaiah. Jesus repeats to the Nephites many of his words recorded in the Gospels. Moroni teaches of charity with words nearly identical ... -
Comparison of the First Book of Nephi to the Bible
Available now is my computed comparison of the First Book of Nephi to the Bible. It consists of 58 pages of side-by-side text comparisons. This is part of the second edition of As One that Hath a Familiar Spirit. Here are some highlights from and observations about this comparison of ... -
Comparison of the Second Book of Nephi to the Bible
Available now is my computed comparison of the Second Book of Nephi to the Bible. It consists of 157 pages of side-by-side text comparisons. This is part of the second edition of As One that Hath a Familiar Spirit. Here are some highlights from and observations about this comparison of ... -
Would it be moral to create a world like ours?
I trust our world was created by God, a radically compassionate posthumanity. After expressing this trust recently on the Singularity 1 on 1 podcast, a commenter asked how I justify the morality of creating worlds like the one we’re now living in. Or, put differently and in traditional terms: how ...