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Forward, 7
1. Viewpoints, 11
Two Points of View, 11
Evolutionists, 12
Matter, Space and Time, 14
Creationists, 17
Joseph Smith as a Scientist, 18
Our Educational Limits, 21
Speciation, One Form of Evolution, 23
2. The Creation of Life, 26
The Origin of Species, 26
Mutations, 28
Evolutionary Jumps, 30
Longevity of Man, 32
Adam as a Creator, 33
Pre-Historic Man, 35
The Final Quarter of the Senior Year, 37
3. Biased Biology, 39
Biology Texts, 39
Catastrophism, 41
Vestigial Organs, 42
Embryology, 43
Biochemistry, 44
4. The Bible and History, 47
Historical References, 47
The Discovery of Ebla, 48
Eber, 49
The Sons and Grandsons of Ebrium and Eber, 49
What's in a Name?, 50
Historical Sources, 51
Elders in Ebla, 53
The Sumerians, 55
5. In the Beginning, 57
The First Period of Creation, 57
The Second Period of Creation, 60
The Miracle of Continents, 62
Remarkable Accidents, 63
Other Earths, 65
Life on Other Earths, 66
Spontaneous Life, 67
Adam's Rib, 68
6. Instinct, 70
Genetically Controlled Behavior, 71
Why Evolution, 72
A Well Planned Operation, 73
Mini-Creations, 75
A Day of Rest?, 76
Complex Behavior, 77
Survival Skills, 78
Human Instincts, 79
Human Sexuality, 80
Homosexuality, 81
7. Assumptions and Conclusions, 84
New Concepts, 84
Dark Age Reasoning, 85
Assumptions that Simplify, 85
Assumptions that Mystify, 86
Testing Assumptions 87
False Assumptions, 87
A Perplexing Problem, 89
Reasoning of Prophets, 91
8. Faith and Knowledge, 93
Faith and Knowledge, 93
The Testimony of Socrates, 94
Research to Find God, 96
The Depth of Hell, 97
9. Eternal Progression, 99
Spirit Matter, 99
The Power of God, 100
Creatures on Other Planets, 102
Angelic Assignments, 103
Priesthood in Heaven, 104
Proof Without Certainty, 105
Certainty Without Proof, 106
10. Relativity and Resurrection, 109
Governed by Light, 109
Celestial Speed Limits, 110
The Power of Resurrection, 111
The Resurrection of Joseph Smith, 112
Atoms of Resurrection, 114
Adam and the Dust of the Earth, 114
The Ultimate Set of Wheels, 116
11. The Atonement, 117
Mysteries, 117
Receiving Revelation, 118
Traditions, 119
The Celestial Kingdom, 121
Atonement Scriptures, 122
A Righteous Judgement, 123
Parallel worlds, 124
The Laws of Heaven, 126
12. Light and Glory, 128
Forces, 128
Spiritual Eyes and Ears, 129
The Glory of God, 130
Celestial Communication, 131
13. If You Were God, 134
The Joy of Discovery, 134
The Language of Adam, 134
Earliest Writing, 135
The Confusion of Tongues, 138
Neophyte Creators, 141
Celestial Families, 143
Index, 149
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