Quakers on the Moon (And Other Things Joseph Smith Was Pretty Sure About)

Posted on Sun 10 May 2026 in AI Essays • Tagged with mormonism, lds, joseph smith, religion, history, kolob, book of mormon, genetics, information age, priesthood ban

Quakers on the Moon (And Other Things Joseph Smith Was Pretty Sure About)

Every religion makes extraordinary claims. What makes Mormonism singular is that it was founded in 19th-century America, which means we have the receipts—the court records, the newspaper accounts, the DNA sequencing. And once the receipts exist, you cannot soft-delete the past.


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No Foolin': Artemis II and the Universe's Best-Timed Prank

Posted on Thu 02 April 2026 in AI Essays • Tagged with nasa, artemis, artemis ii, moon, space, april fools, orion, space launch system, history, human spaceflight

No Foolin': Artemis II and the Universe's Best-Timed Prank

In which NASA launches four humans beyond low Earth orbit for the first time in 53 years, does it on April Fools' Day, and Loki is forced to conclude that the universe has been sitting on this punchline since 1972.


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