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The y in that is the supernatural stuff - the story. I wouldn't go to see a movie if it didn't have a good story. I wouldn't go if it was just a list of facts.
by redsummer 10y ago
The y in that is the supernatural stuff - the story. I wouldn't go to see a movie if it didn't have a good story. I wouldn't go if it was just a list of facts. But that's what the dull modern atheists types want me to do in life.
- dorian-graph 10y agoFunnily, my intent was to show that y was the dull stuff. Maybe another addition would be "I believe God wants me to do x because y, in the context of s, therefore I do x because y and/or z"? For example, take a thing Mormons are commonly known for—not drinking alcohol. It came about in what we call the 'word of wisdom' [1] [2]. s := The story part would be "In consequence of evils and designs which do and will exist in the hearts of conspiring men in the last days, I have warned you, and forewarn you, by giving unto you this word of wisdom by revelation—" x := don't drink (and other health related things like eating meat sparingly) y := to be healthy in both body and mind/spirit z := I have faith (faith is effectively trust in someone who has shown that they're trustworthy) in God [1] https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89?lang=eng https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89?lang=eng [2] https://www.lds.org/topics/word-of-wisdom?lang=eng&old=true https://www.lds.org/topics/word-of-wisdom?lang=eng&old=true
- redsummer 10y agoI read the linked religious texts and the story doesn't seem compelling enough for me to stop drinking the Leffe at my elbow. The fictional story has to to good enough to resonate as a truth. Aesop had the right idea.