The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, Utah is Utah’s next big attraction. The aquarium is expanding its facilities to have a 130,000+ square foot two story building. In the aquarium visitors will be able to see and experience diverse wildlife from ecosystems around the world. Here are some interesting facts about the new Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. The Living [...]
Category: Science
Synaptic plasticity and pure thoughts
Modern neuroscience provides insight into how Christians can grow in their ability to think pure thoughts. Every time we use our brain- we exercise chemical-electrical connections known as synapses. The more stimulation these synapses receive, the stronger their connections become. If a synapses receives no stimulation, it will weaken and eventually disappear. How Synapses relate to Christian thought The concept of synapses [...]
Yellowstone Supervolcano
“And they shall see signs and wonders, for they shall be shown forth in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath. And they shall behold blood, and fire, and vapors of smoke. And before the day of the Lord shall come, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon be turned into blood, and the stars fall from heaven.” [...]
Heliocentrism in ancient America
“It appeareth unto man that the sun standeth still; yea, and behold, this is so; for surely it is the earth that moveth and not the sun.” Helaman 12:15 This verse was written in 7 B.C.. It shows that some ancient Americans believed in a heliocentric Solar System long before western civilizations did. As far as we know, Aristarchus was the first person to [...]
Book of Mormon archaeological evidence
“And it came to pass in the days of Mosiah, there was a large stone brought unto him with engravings on it; and he did interpret the engravings by the gift and power of God.” Omni 1:20 As ancient American records were brought to Mosiah as evidence of the Jaredite civilization, today researchers are bringing archaeological evidence to light, in [...]
Exoplanets
Article by Bryan Braun “And worlds without number have I created; and I also created them for mine own purpose… but all things are numbered unto me, for they are mine and I know them.” Moses 1:33,35 Exoplanets are planets that have been discovered outside of our solar system. Ever since the first one was confirmed in 1992, hundreds of [...]
Geological evidence for Pangaea
“And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas.” Genesis 1:9-10 This verse in the book of Genesis seems to suggest the continents used to be gathered together into one land mass. Since the “waters [...]
Religion and education
***Article by Ben Emmett*** “And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.” D&C 88:118 Historically, society tends to believe that science and Christian religion cannot get along because of such topics as the [...]
7 Things we don’t comprehend
“Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend.” Mosiah 4:9 As King Benjamin (an Native American king) gave his farewell [...]
Facebook stock goes public
“The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.” Proverbs 22:7 Recently there’s been a lot of hype about Facebook going to the stock market. For example, some speculate Facebook may lose touch with their users. They say that as Facebook investors gain more shares, they’ll have a bigger say regarding what direction Facebook [...]