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Old 03-31-2008, 01:00 AM   #1
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Default Grand Narratives and Mormonism

I was reading Gadamer's Truth and Method, contemplating his comparison of methods used in the natural sciences with those tried for human sciences, wherein he observes how the observations must also consider the observer, and many other things.

But what caught my mind's eye was the thought, that maybe insofar as Mormonism endeavors to express a grand narrative explaining epistemology and morality, it will inherently fail. The great sociologists ultimately failed and most social scientists who sought to circumscribe humanity into a set of stories and rules have failed. The predictive quality of these systems are of limited value.

Will Mormonism fail in its very bold attempt to continue to express its grand narrative and will continue to limit its sphere as time moves on?

Tooblue, you should read Gadamer, if you have not, his words will interest you.
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