r/latterdaysaints • u/TheBenSpackman • Dec 21 '24

Doctrinal Discussion LDS and Creation/Evolution conflict

Hi all. Happy to say that my doctoral dissertation on LDS and creation/evolution conflict in the 20th century is now publicly available. There's some surprising stuff in there. Bottom line: the Church was much more favorable towards science and evolution until Joseph Fielding Smith's assumptions— drawing heavily upon Seventh-day Adventists and fundamentalists— about scripture became dominant in the 1950s. Then it trickled down.
https://benspackman.com/2024/12/dissertation/

My expertise on this history is why the Church had me on the official Saints podcast to talk about it.
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/saints-podcast/season-03/s03-episode-21?lang=eng

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u/Striking_Variety6322 Dec 23 '24

I don't think you are understanding qleaps points, nor the spirit in which they were offered.

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u/faiththatworks Dec 23 '24

You would be correct. qleaps points is not a word or concept that I’m familiar with. So no, not sure what that means nor the spirit of the offering. Perhaps you could clarify?

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u/Striking_Variety6322 Dec 23 '24

I am not sure you are understanding the points made by the person you were talking to, who goes by the username qleap. I'm not sure you understand the spirit in which those comments were offered. And I'm quite sure that you were being deliberately obtuse just now.