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Why I Reject Socialism: The Role of Prices

What Is Economic Socialism? With the increasing popularity of radical political figures such as AOC and Bernie Sanders, I feel it increasingly necessary to articulate the reasons why socialism is a f…

The God Archetype

The idea of God has been trivialized by both believers and non-believers alike. Terms such as sky-daddy or the spaghetti monster have often been used to laugh at the religious believers foolish and n…

The Shrieking of Ideological Possession

It’s likely that you’ve never seen a more polarizing time for political discourse. As the cycle of struggle for political power drags on, its safe to say that the mud slinging, feelings of disdain fo…

Why So Much Hate Towards Gillette?

A couple of days ago, the Gillette commercial, We Believe: The Best Men Can Be | Gillette (Short Film) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPmuEyP3a0) was brought to my attention and I was shocked at t…

What Can You Do With A Pre-Med Major?

I just got off the plane from Hong Kong and my sister said to me, "School starts in about a week, what do you want to major in?" 2 years prior, I had already expressed interest in doing something in…

The Hero's Call To Adventure

Kelly is a good friend of mine and I enjoy reading her thoughts and experiences. A recent article she wrote was titled “Confessions of a return missionary”. The article was a great honest account of…

The Second Naivete

A close friend told me that he had so many doubts about the church he didn’t know where to start. This ranged from things such as prayers being answered, religious brain washing, unnecessary rules, e…

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Does Morality Exist Without God?

Morality is the ability to discern between what is right and wrong. The question that always seems to follow is what is considered right and what is wrong? Religious authorities and institutions have…

Is Agency An Illusion?

A fundamental belief in Mormon doctrine is the concept of agency; the capacity and free-will to carry out choices and actions. Individuals are believed to possess the ability to act according to thei…