Objectiveness
Nonfiction cryptozoology books for Mormons
Two books, written by LDS author Jonathan David Whitcomb, about modern living pterosaurs
Comparing two nonfiction books about non-extinct pterosaurs
From Jonathan Whitcomb
As of mid-2017, I’ve written four books about apparent living
pterosaurs, in nine total editions. I knew from the beginning
that some readers would be LDS, yet I mostly had a broader
audience in mind: Christians who had long maintained faith
in the Savior of mankind but who had become troubled by the
philosophies of the world, in particular indoctrination into the
extreme naturalism philosophy and declarations that appear
to support it, especially regarding certain ideas about evolution.
In none of my four nonfiction books on modern pterosaurs do
I delve deeply into concepts about evolution or the origin of
life, although Searching for Ropens and Finding God is almost
an exception. Suffice it to say that perhaps never in the history
of Western science have we had one word that was so taken for
granted to be scientific yet that was so often used in such an
extremely unscientific way: “evolution.”
I won’t get into that here, except to refer to the official site of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a page titled
“The Gospel and the Scientific View: How Earth Came to Be.”
I’m especially impressed with the opening statement that is
in support of the reality of the Flood of Noah.
Now to the point: You can read dozens of pages in one of my
books without encountering any outward expression about
religion, yet I hope that nobody ever finishes one of my books
without feeling that life has a purpose.
What do these two books have in common? They
are mostly about eyewitness reports of apparent
living pterosaurs, what many Americans would
call “pterodactyls.” Yet notice a few differences:
Live Pterosaurs in America is smaller, focusing on
sightings in the USA; Searching for Ropens and
Finding God is much longer. Sightings make up
the principle content, yet the encounters are from
around the world. In addition, SFRFG is a cross
genre: true-life adventure, cryptozoology, and
Christian religious beliefs. LPA, on the other hand,
is in the genre of nonfiction cryptozoology.
If you follow the advice of the author, buy both of
them, for there is very little overlapping of content.
copyright 2017 Jonathan Whitcomb
Jonathan and Gladys Whitcomb are active LDS
members of the Clover Crest Ward, Murray, Utah
Whitcomb wrote this scientific paper for a peer-reviewed journal:
“Reports of Living Pterosaurs in the Southwest Pacific” (CRSQ)
Objectiveness
copyright 2017 Jonathan Whitcomb
Nonfiction cryptozoology
books for Mormons (LDS)
Two books, written by LDS author Jonathan
Whitcomb, about modern living pterosaurs
Comparing two nonfiction books
about non-extinct pterosaurs
What do these two books have in common? They
are mostly about eyewitness reports of apparent
living pterosaurs, what many Americans would
call “pterodactyls.” Yet notice a few differences:
Live Pterosaurs in America is smaller, focusing on
sightings in the USA; Searching for Ropens and
Finding God is much longer. Sightings make up
the principle content, yet the encounters are from
around the world. In addition, SFRFG is a cross
genre: true-life adventure, cryptozoology, and
Christian religious beliefs. LPA, on the other hand,
is in the genre of nonfiction cryptozoology.
If you follow the advice of the author, buy both of
them, for there is very little overlapping of content.
From Jonathan Whitcomb
As of mid-2017, I’ve written four books about apparent living
pterosaurs, in nine total editions. I knew from the beginning
that some readers would be LDS, yet I mostly had a broader
audience in mind: Christians who had long maintained faith
in the Savior of mankind but who had become troubled by the
philosophies of the world, in particular indoctrination into the
extreme naturalism philosophy and declarations that appear
to support it, especially regarding certain ideas about evolution.
In none of my four nonfiction books on modern pterosaurs do
I delve deeply into concepts about evolution or the origin of
life, although Searching for Ropens and Finding God is almost
an exception. Suffice it to say that perhaps never in the history
of Western science have we had one word that was so taken for
granted to be scientific yet that was so often used in such an
extremely unscientific way: “evolution.”
I won’t get into that here, except to refer to the official site of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a page titled
“The Gospel and the Scientific View: How Earth Came to Be.”
I’m especially impressed with the opening statement that is
in support of the reality of the Flood of Noah.
Now to the point: You can read dozens of pages in one of my
books without encountering any outward expression about
religion, yet I hope that nobody ever finishes one of my books
without feeling that life has a purpose.
Whitcomb wrote this scientific paper for a peer-reviewed journal:
“Reports of Living Pterosaurs in the Southwest Pacific” (CRSQ)
Jonathan and Gladys Whitcomb are active LDS
members of the Clover Crest Ward, Murray, Utah