What people say, what people do, and what people say they do, are entirely different things.
Friday, January 31, 2020
Margaret Mead in the Computer Age
Interaction Design
What people say, what people do, and what people say they do, are entirely different things.
What people say, what people do, and what people say they do, are entirely different things.
The Restored Gospel
It is a common belief in many Religions that the early years of the Religion were superior to the later years. And the Religion could be improved, by reverting its earlier beliefs.
This was the sales pitch used by the RLDS church, and later used by its successor, the Community of Christ. They thought the early Christian Church was described in the writings of the New Testament, and was being restored by them.
This belief was never written down, but only mentioned by other Church members in their writings. Such as Beatrice Witherspoon, which is still being copied by Amazon. Her husband, Captain Burton, was influential in the early RLDS church.
This approach is also by politicians (such as Trump) who want to restore a nation's power and purity.
This was the sales pitch used by the RLDS church, and later used by its successor, the Community of Christ. They thought the early Christian Church was described in the writings of the New Testament, and was being restored by them.
This belief was never written down, but only mentioned by other Church members in their writings. Such as Beatrice Witherspoon, which is still being copied by Amazon. Her husband, Captain Burton, was influential in the early RLDS church.
This approach is also by politicians (such as Trump) who want to restore a nation's power and purity.
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Joseph Smith III
Wikipedia
This has many photos, where many of the men are bearded.
Joseph Smith III had three wives: Emmeline Griswold, Bertha Madison. and Ada Rachel Clark; and had a total of 15 chidren, far more than he could relate to, as a father.
The family chart at the bottom includes David Hyrum Smith, who died in an insane asylum. The chart is in error here.
This has many photos, where many of the men are bearded.
Joseph Smith III had three wives: Emmeline Griswold, Bertha Madison. and Ada Rachel Clark; and had a total of 15 chidren, far more than he could relate to, as a father.
The family chart at the bottom includes David Hyrum Smith, who died in an insane asylum. The chart is in error here.
Owners and Managers of the RLDS Church
For my Grandparents (who lived in the first half of the 20th Century) this was simply God's Church. My Parents (who lived in the last half of the 20th Century) also believed this, but were beginning to wonder, as it transformed itself into the Community of Christ.
To explain this, I have to go back to the Church's beginnings, to the LDS church that was formed by Joseph Smith early in the 19th Century. This ended when Joseph Smith was killed by a mob in 1844. The Church then had no other leaders who could hold the Church together.
Many of them followed Brigham Young across the Rocky Mountains, with the intention of leaving the US entirely. They became successful in what would later become the State of Utah.
Meanwhile, back in Illinois, a group of Farmers, who had been members of the LDS Church, reorganized themselves as the RLDS church, They had money, but they needed a leader. Back in Nauvoo, Illinois, there was Emma Smith the wife of Joseph Smith, with three of his sons, who had been young boys when their father died, and had been mostly ignored by him, as he attended to his other interests. (He planed on running for the President of the US.)
Emma had remarried a man with no religious interests. She was left with Joseph's property (mainly Real Estate) but also his debts, which were extensive. And her sons were growing up, and marrying local women, with no way of supporting them. What to do?
Help came from the RLDS Church who employed all her sons, except Fredrick, who died in 1862, and David, who spent his life in a insane asylum. Especially Joseph Smith III, the oldest son, who became the Church leader. This was how the Church acquired its owners (Farmers in Northern Illinois) and its leader, JSIII.
JSIII considered the Church his Church, and greatly increased its membership. Farming, which had been the dominate industry, became less important, as the US industrialized. This was the situation at the beginning of the 20th Century. There were two Mormon churches, with the LDS Church in the West being much larger.
The LDS Church, which had been an empire, adapted to industrialization easily, but this was a problem for the RLDS Church, who had weak leadership. Eventually (late in the 20th Century) it became the Community of Christ,
This was stressful for RLDS Church members, and many of them left.
To explain this, I have to go back to the Church's beginnings, to the LDS church that was formed by Joseph Smith early in the 19th Century. This ended when Joseph Smith was killed by a mob in 1844. The Church then had no other leaders who could hold the Church together.
Many of them followed Brigham Young across the Rocky Mountains, with the intention of leaving the US entirely. They became successful in what would later become the State of Utah.
Meanwhile, back in Illinois, a group of Farmers, who had been members of the LDS Church, reorganized themselves as the RLDS church, They had money, but they needed a leader. Back in Nauvoo, Illinois, there was Emma Smith the wife of Joseph Smith, with three of his sons, who had been young boys when their father died, and had been mostly ignored by him, as he attended to his other interests. (He planed on running for the President of the US.)
Emma had remarried a man with no religious interests. She was left with Joseph's property (mainly Real Estate) but also his debts, which were extensive. And her sons were growing up, and marrying local women, with no way of supporting them. What to do?
Help came from the RLDS Church who employed all her sons, except Fredrick, who died in 1862, and David, who spent his life in a insane asylum. Especially Joseph Smith III, the oldest son, who became the Church leader. This was how the Church acquired its owners (Farmers in Northern Illinois) and its leader, JSIII.
JSIII considered the Church his Church, and greatly increased its membership. Farming, which had been the dominate industry, became less important, as the US industrialized. This was the situation at the beginning of the 20th Century. There were two Mormon churches, with the LDS Church in the West being much larger.
The LDS Church, which had been an empire, adapted to industrialization easily, but this was a problem for the RLDS Church, who had weak leadership. Eventually (late in the 20th Century) it became the Community of Christ,
This was stressful for RLDS Church members, and many of them left.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
People are Not going to Make it
I thought of calling this "A pessimistic view of Human Nature" and maybe that would be a better title.
In any case, it is clear to me that most people do not know what is going on - and don't want to know.
But a few people are rushing ahead into the unknown, and training their Computers to be smarter than they are.
Maybe I could change that title to "People are not going to Make it - As they Are" And then explain what is holding them back. That should keep me busy for a while.
I am taking a course on Deep Learning from Coursera, that just started. These guys are typical of those I mentioned who are rushing ahead.
I have been part of other movements, over the years, that were going to make a better world. Needless to say, they have failed.
In any case, it is clear to me that most people do not know what is going on - and don't want to know.
But a few people are rushing ahead into the unknown, and training their Computers to be smarter than they are.
Maybe I could change that title to "People are not going to Make it - As they Are" And then explain what is holding them back. That should keep me busy for a while.
I am taking a course on Deep Learning from Coursera, that just started. These guys are typical of those I mentioned who are rushing ahead.
I have been part of other movements, over the years, that were going to make a better world. Needless to say, they have failed.
Monday, January 27, 2020
Benedict's Newsletter
This where most of my good ideas come from. I think of him as Saint Benedict.
I am no Saint myself, even if my family were Latter-Day-Saints. But I do believe in giving credit where it is due.
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