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Spiritual Factors and Human Learning

            The purpose of this essay is to consider human learning in an LDS frame of reference. We begin with a review of the essential theology. I. Why we are here.             Every human being is born into this mortality … Continue reading

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The Socrates Principle

            This paper is intended to be the elaboration of an idea which had a prominent place in ancient philosophy though it apparently has had few adherents. This idea we shall call the Socrates Principle. It is the hypothesis that … Continue reading

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MONISM OR DUALISM?

Chauncey C. Riddle             The purpose of this paper is to delineate some of the factors pertinent to a monistic conception of man as contrasted with a dualistic conception. In the monistic thinking presently in vogue, man is seen as … Continue reading

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FREEDOM FOR WHAT? (Written in the late 1950’s)

by Chauncey C. Riddle There once was a lord who desired to bless his servants. Calling to him his master-builder, he charged him to build a spacious and beautiful dwelling place for his servants. But the lord required of the … Continue reading

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Language, Communication, and Morality – Deseret Language and Linguistics Society Symposium – April 1983

Chauncey C. RiddleBrigham Young University This paper is an attempt to clarify the spiritual functions of language, communication, and morality as seen in the framework of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. The hope is that you who receive this … Continue reading

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Principles Regarding Testimony — CCR 10 August 2014

Testimony: The witness that any human being gives.

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The Bearing of Philosophy on Theorizing about Language – March 1985

Epistemological considerations relevant to linguistics:1) Can a theory of language be built without allowing introspection?2) Is the real test of a theory of language peer acceptance or pragmatic power? (Science or technology?)3) Is there an intellectual test for truth? (There … Continue reading

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Bondage

Human bondage: The condition wherein a given human being lacks the ability to choose and/or to act relative to a certain opportunity, as seen by an omniscient observer or as approximated by human understanding Bondage is the complement of agency. … Continue reading

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Keys for Interpreting the Scriptures

1. The fullness of the scriptures is the key to knowledge. The scriptures do not bring knowledge of themselves, for they are only sets of inkblots on paper. But as those inkblots are examined carefully and prayerfully, they become an … Continue reading

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Why Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do Temple Work

If you desire to know why members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do work for their ancestors in their temples, please consider the following basic information which explains why they do it.

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