feelings over facts
The Mormon church teaches members to trust spiritual feelings over empirical evidence and facts. When confronted with troubling historical or scientific information, members are told to rely on their testimony—a warm feeling interpreted as confirmation from the Holy Ghost. Critics point out that people of all faiths experience similar feelings about their beliefs, making this an unreliable method for determining truth.
Profiles with feelings over facts on their "shelf":
Noal DavisBorn & raised in Norther Utah, I quickly learned that my personal value was only connected to my obedience to the Mormon faith. I was, but am no longer, a Mormon
TimI'm a single father of two boys. I love art and the natural world. I was a mormon.
PattyI am a daughter, wife, and mother who once lived with untreated OCD. I was a Mormon.
DougI'm a physicist, engineer, educator, nature worshiper, father, grandfather, and I was a Mormon.
HannahI'm a nerdy trans woman who enjoys D&D and gaming. I was a mormon.
ByrdI'm transmasculine, genderqueer, generally queer, and a refugee of Trump's America. I was a mormon.
Connor Ross AldridgeI enjoy philosophical discussions, to inquire reasonable explanations of phenomena's. I'd seek educational institutions to help the public to better understand anthropology as a scientific theory for acknowledging human origins. I was a mormon.
Spencer WarnerI enjoy skiing, technology, and skepticism. I was a mormon.
Dianne OrmondI hold an M.Ed. and a cum laude B.S. in Education; both education degrees are from BYU. I co-founded CALM (Community After Leaving Mormonism), and am a former Board Member and Treasurer of The Exmormon Foundation. I was a mormon.
Andy WilsonI enjoy photography, meditation, cycling, walking and travel. I am a truth-seeker. I was a mormon.Create an account to share your own story.