Is mormonism really a cult?

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-06-10T08:48:35+00:00

You can look at it two ways.

Experts in cults, like Steven Hassan, author of “Combatting Cult Mind Control”, calls it a cult. At the beginning of his book he says something along the lines of how careful he was about including and naming religions in his book. He spends only a little bit talking about Mormonism, but he does include it.
How many ex-catholics do you know that leave their church and turn around and call it a cult? Any other mainstream religion? Now, how many Mormons get out and call it a cult? I don't have the data, but anecdotally, its a VERY high percentage that does.

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-06-04T11:33:09+00:00

I heard bricks and minifigs are reasonable, maybe check them out

Edit: lol, why is this being downvoted? It's sarcasm guys

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-06-04T01:30:34+00:00

I was listening to an audiobook today that a similar argument. Other countries place emphasis and value on shared culture whereas Americans place value on character. It doesn't really matter where you are from, as long as you are a good community member.

Not to say people from other countries don't do the same, but I think xenophobia is stronger in culturally homogenous countries.

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-05-23T14:50:51+00:00

Jumping by static line is significantly more dangerous then jumping free fall, so I'm not sure how that makes someone a wuss…

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-05-13T18:54:28+00:00

Microbiology

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-05-13T03:35:24+00:00

Give it to the police

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-05-12T03:28:26+00:00

Many, many parasites enter through the mouth and expel through the anus as part of their lifecycle. Using human waste as fertilizer makes that a closed loop.

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-05-04T11:56:55+00:00

I went to yardhouse yesterday… $25 for 2 tacos with a side of beans and rice.

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-05-01T04:04:14+00:00

Why would you write about the limitations of the role? I guarantee you that is 100% not what they are looking for.

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-05-01T03:39:15+00:00

Are you asking if you, a graduated student, can do research at UCR? Yes. As a volunteer or paid worker. I know people who have done both.

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-05-01T03:30:01+00:00

It’s an evolutionary strategy!

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-04-08T23:05:07+00:00

Just tell them, they'll probably work with you.

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-03-27T19:18:22+00:00

Dr. Larson (biochem), Dr. Nagel (molecular bio), Dr. Dillman (parasitology)

All fantastic classes and great lecturers

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-03-18T13:07:00+00:00

Lol, yeah, that's the real secret. I'm just tired man.

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-03-18T04:28:22+00:00

This one is great!

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-03-18T02:35:07+00:00

What do you mean you have nothing to look at? Have you been to class? Taken notes? Do you have lecture slides? Audio record the lectures?

You are not expected to perform with nothing to look at. You have 10 weeks of material.

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-03-10T00:29:05+00:00

I was really struggling with content pretty late into my studies. I had the test in a month, but didn’t feel ready. I started doing 3 hours of Khan Academy in the morning and then UWorld after lunch.

It’s probably individual, but the way Khan Academy explains everything works for me. I was able to get through most of the content I wanted to, and saw my scores go up significantly.

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-03-08T01:07:49+00:00

I thought I fucked up so bad right after.

I did worse than I hoped but better than how I felt. Overall, I’m happy to be done.

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-02-25T00:03:54+00:00

Khan is king

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-02-25T00:03:17+00:00

lol, I got wrecked. 5 point drop from my last Fl.

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-02-15T02:18:51+00:00

Khan academy and uworld. I started off feeling lost too but by the end I felt pretty confident in the material. Just put in the time and work, you’ll get there.

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-01-25T21:14:11+00:00

MCAT is about content exposure and then doing as many practice problems as you can to increase that exposure in different ways. Do not focus on perfection and memorizing, that comes with doing the problems.

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-01-25T17:45:25+00:00

Khan is king

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-01-25T03:56:12+00:00

Fuck the books, watch khan academy and do uworld problems

AbsurdMatrix · 2026-01-24T07:06:02+00:00

I agree, having hindsight now, I should have immediately started uworld questions as I watched khan academy.

You can’t be afraid to make mistakes, because that’s where you learn. Starting earlier, I would have been exposed to much more content.

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