Matt Palmer I was reluctant to write this essay after being encouraged to do so by a couple of people I respect. I was worried the topic was all too obvious, at least among the types of people who might read these essays. However, I will put some thoughts down here and ask the reader’s…
Chaos and Karma
Matt Palmer Part 1: Chaos When Israel’s descendants found themselves numerous and forceful in ancient Egypt, their king plotted to enslave them. The Egyptians “set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they build for Pharoah treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.” Exodus 1:11. When the Israelites continued to grow under these burdens,…
On the Symbiosis and Dysbiosis of the Sexes
Matt Palmer In Brighamite Utah, women were treated like shit. The practice of polygamy in Mormon Utah was wicked system of men abusing women. Just look at the stories of some women living in poverty while their husband’s other wives lived in luxury, knowing their husbands favored the sexual and social attention of some women…