Author Archives: J. Max Wilson

February 14, 2012 J. Max Wilson

The Book of Mormon for Geeks: Sentiment Analysis of The Book of Mormon

Here is a visual summary of the entire Book of Mormon generated by applying computational sentiment analysis to every verse and then graphing a moving average of the results. I’ve been working on it for a few months when I … Continue reading →

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Category: lds, technology
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February 2, 2012 J. Max Wilson

The Mitt Romney – Ron Paul Nexus: They’re More Similar Than You Think

In the contest to be the Republican party candidate for President of the United States, the standard narrative characterizes Mitt Romney as a moderate, without solid conservative principles to inform his decisions, who has the support of the party establishment. … Continue reading →

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Category: politics
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December 6, 2011 J. Max Wilson

The Dirty Secret That Afghanistan and Hollywood Have In Common

In many ways we assume that liberal Hollywood and reactionary Afghanistan are complete opposites. Hollywood gratuitously flaunts sexuality and pushes the limits of what is socially acceptable.  The Taliban and other groups in Afghanistan impose ultra-conservative religious rules of modesty … Continue reading →

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October 12, 2011 J. Max Wilson

LDS Correlation, Catholic Correlation, and Protection from Apostasy

First, a quick overview of the term “Correlation”. Before 1972, the auxiliary organizations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including the Relief Society, the Primary, Sunday School, and the Young Men and Young Women Organizations were largely … Continue reading →

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