Akrasia

Nate Oman’s personal blog

Deer are Evil

Nate Oman | September 30, 2005

Deer, as far as I am concerned, are the spawn of Satan.

The Jurisprudence of Seer Stones

Nate Oman | September 28, 2005

It is time for the long-anticipated post on the law, Mormonism, and seer stones.

From the Archives: Chastity and Terrorism

Nate Oman | September 20, 2005

What are the root causes of terrorism? Poverty (problem: most terrorists seem to come from middle class or upper middle class Middle Eastern families). U.S. hegemony (at least in part). Embarrassment and rage at the decline of Islamic civilization (almost certainly). Another recent candidate has emerged: Chastity. (more…)

A Book Suggestion from George Q. Cannon

Nate Oman | September 20, 2005

I am currently reading a book suggested to me by President George Q. Cannon.

The Whitest Law School

Nate Oman | September 16, 2005

Despite what you might think, BYU is not the whitest law school in the country — it is not even in the list of ten whitest schools.

The Promethean Comedy

Nate Oman | September 15, 2005

Prometheus would have loved Joseph Smith.

Implications of Not Answering the Big Question?

Nate Oman | September 14, 2005

Mormonism rather spectacularly refuses to answer one of the big questions that has kept philosophers and theologians busy for the last couple of millennia.

The Very Model of a Mormon Intellectual (with apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan)

Nate Oman | September 8, 2005

As some readers of this blog may have guessed, comic operetta is a staple in the Oman home,

A Response to Kaimi

Nate Oman | September 6, 2005

I like Kaimi, but I am afraid that he is just wrong.

The Taste of Salvation

Nate Oman | September 2, 2005

I wish that we didn’t use white bread for the sacrament.