Akrasia

Nate Oman’s personal blog

Priesthood and the Socialization of Males

Nate Oman | June 29, 2006

Statistically speaking, males seem to be responsible for the great majority of human-made suffering.

18th Century Venture Capitalists

Nate Oman | June 28, 2006

How Seriously Should We Take Satan?

Nate Oman | June 28, 2006

How seriously ought we to take Satan?

Why I Read History

Nate Oman | June 27, 2006

Mormon Familial Amoralism?

Nate Oman | June 26, 2006

In 1958 a political scientist published a book on the culture of Southern Italy that may have something to say about one of the potential pit falls of Mormonism.

The Foie Gras Wars and the Ideology of Contract

Nate Oman | June 25, 2006

The Apparent Inevitability of Literary Criticism

Nate Oman | June 24, 2006

As readers of this blog may know, I have my problems with narrative.

Nibley and the Scriptorians

Nate Oman | June 23, 2006

Perhaps it is just me, but “scriptorian” seems to be an honorific that has fallen out of favor.

A Letter to a Friend Going to the Temple for the First Time

Nate Oman | June 22, 2006

By and large, I don’t think that we do a particularlly good job preparing members to go to the temple for the first time. As a result, I think that many members — especially converts without close family members who have been to the temple — get worried about what is going to happen, [...]

Why I Read History

Nate Oman | June 11, 2006

I mainly read history because it is fun. I do, however, occasionally have other reasons.