BETTER INTELLIGENCE
BETTER FAITH
EXPLORING THE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES OF OUR FAITH COMMUNITY
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STANDING DIRECTIVE D&C 71:4
"...AND PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE COMMANDMENTS AND REVELATIONS WHICH ARE TO COME."
ORGANIZATION MAP
A GROWING CHART OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN THE INTELLECTUAL SPHERE SURROUNDING MORMONISM
PROVIDING RESOURCES TO LEADERS AND SEEKERS TO UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE WORK AND BUILD TRUST
PROMOTE PEACE THROUGH UNDERSTANDING, INTELLECTUAL HUMILITY, AND GRACE
Roughly 20% of the Membership does not fit in with the crowd due to a difference in genetic makeup [probably due to more grey matter in the anterior cingulate cortex] and environmental influence. *see BHRF 2023 Current and Former Latter-day Saint Survey
Who I Aim To Help
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Less likely to take a literal approach to viewing the scriptures]
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Highly likely to research information on Church History from sources other than official Church resources
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More likely to support of questioning traditional assumptions
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Less likely to accept propositions on the basis of being said by a prophet without supporting justification
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More likely to include studying non-Church resources for spiritual fulfillment
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Labeled as “Spiritually Independent” by the Church statistics and research department
What to Avoid in Discourse to Maintain Trust
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Setting up fences on where to research and who to discuss it with
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Appeals to Authority - “a logical fallacy that occurs when someone accepts a claim as true because an authority figure says it is”
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Appeals to Tradition - “Appeal to tradition is a claim in which a thesis is deemed correct on the basis of correlation with past or present tradition”
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Epistemological Schizophrenia [switching from “It is true because of its observable effects on the human condition” and “I know it is true because I feel it is” when it is convenient for the argument]
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Casual dismissals of personal experiences
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Calling people who leave the body of the saints due to questions no one could answer, intellectually lazy or morally deficient
The Conservatives:
Most Likely Left Due To:
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Loss of trust in the institution to disclose historical narratives
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Book of Mormon historicity and truth claims
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No official institutional practices to address questions
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Failure to be integrated into the community
The Liberals/Libertarians:
Most Likely Left Due To:
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Church doctrine
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Lack of a Church environment where their personality traits could be utilized
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Did not find institutional worship services intellectually engaging
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Loss of trust in institution/higher leadership to help foster spiritual closeness with Christ
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Unable to relate to top leadership
Background
My name is Luke. My mission is to understand people, how they think, why they think that way, the games they play, and use that information to make a more peaceful world.
Degree 1: B.A. Communications - Focus on Subconscious Decision Processes and Religious Narrative Formation (BYU)
Degree 2: A.A. Intelligence Operations (Cochise)
Leadership Coach for the BYU Sorenson Center for Moral & Ethical Leadership
President of the BYU Faith & Reason Club
Certified Life Coach
Soldier - Utah ARNG
OVERVIEW OF BELIEFS:
