Infinite SurveyMonkey Theorem
Originally posted on The Irresistible (Dis)Grace:
You probably have heard of the Infinite Monkey Theorem. The idea is that an infinite number of monkeys typing randomly at keys on a typewriter will eventually type a given text, such as all of Shakespeare’s works. What about infinite SurveyMonkeys? Unfortunately, there aren’t an infinite number of…
Kate Kelly’s religious conundrum – examined
Though this bit of prose reads more like poetry, those who can recognize and internalize its message, will have gained a surprisingly concise tool. One that speaks to and answers any number of religious, and religious/political, conflations – in understanding their overweening need to be right.
Reflecting on our need to be right
Now that Kate Kelly and the Ordain Women’s movement have, for the most part, concluded their high-profile run at the LDS religious oligarchy – having managed to momentarily make direct and predictably mortal contact with the corporation’s particularly low-hanging, power-ceiling fan – we’ve all had a chance to reflect on what any of it…
LDS Apostle’s worse nitemare
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Apostasy or Apotheosis ?
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Arguments for and against same-sex marriage today
Plaintiffs, and attorneys from both sides of the issue, are preparing to face off – once again – over the legality of same-sex marriage. This time before a three-judge panel, at the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Thursday, April 10, 2014. But having witnessed this battle finally go to the mat, as…
Utah’s animus dresses up in white, before 10th US Circuit Court
Love is deemed chaste, because of its certain natural innocence. So when Governor Gary Herbert declared it was his duty to defend Utah’s Amendment III, I was reminded of George Bernard Shaw’s observation. That, when a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares it to be his duty. But…
The Salt Lake Daily Issue 