Monthly Archives: February 2026

I. The word “pure.” 1.   Definition: from Latin purus = clean, pure, unmixed 2.   As applied to: II. Related words and concepts 1.   Purify: to make pure (Latin purus, pure + facio, to make) 2.   Purge: to make pure (Latin … Continue reading →

15 March 1979 I. Definitions: 1.   Learning: Change in the neural mechanisms of the human body which result from the natural processes of reaction to environment, and which change the response of the person to the environment. 2.   Teaching: Deliberate … Continue reading →

6 November 1984 Let us imagine together the following scenario: 1.   The focus of priesthood activity in the LDS Church is doing, not just knowing: acting, not speaking. 2.   Persons holding the Melchizedek Priesthood participate in quorum meetings according to … Continue reading →

Vision 1 Vision 2 Goal Provide for the wants and needs of every human being. Make the world safe for each person. Save everyone. Assist all who so desire to attain the character of Christ. Make each person safe for … Continue reading →

The problem: We deal with many worlds. The challenge: To reduce the number of worlds by making some of them identical. Historic devices to unify and simplify these worlds: Basic questions: 1.   Is the universe made of matter or ideas? … Continue reading →

November 1989 Step 1: Establish the problem. Step 2: Relate the problem to its context. Step 3: Examine the thinking which governs the problem area. Step 4: Propose and justify a solution to the problem.

The Original Covenant The New and Everlasting Covenant And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them. (Abraham 3:25) And the Lord spake unto Adam, saying: Inasmuch … Continue reading →

Problem: Is technology more helpful to good or to evil (LDS frame)? (Hypo) Thesis: Technology fosters evil more than good. Definitions: Argument: Therefore: An increase of technical power is more helpful to evil than to righteousness in many cases. (Is … Continue reading →

October 1991 1.   Human being consists of doing: Be-ing. 2.   Human beings assert themselves to fulfill desire.      Assertion: Any deliberate action (doing: Be-ing) 3.   Assertion results in conversations.      Conversation: A series of interactive assertions and receiving of assertions with a … Continue reading →

Individual Freedom vs. Social Constraint Only individuals exist. Societies are conveniences of mind for understanding the relationships of individuals to one another. “A society” is not a sufficiently precise term to use in any definitive way. “Society” is a collective … Continue reading →