Emile comments on Building rationalist communities: lessons from the Latter-day Saints - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Emile 09 May 2011 09:02:16PM 1 point [-]

Does the church openly acknowledge this?

My bet would be that they do, but don't phrase it the way gwern did - maybe something like "missionary work puts your faith through the test of fire" or "talking with unbelievers will give you a deeper understanding of your own faith".