Demandred

Hey all, I been lurking here for a while but never posted. I want to start by seconding what has already been said. You are all awesome! The Cosmere is incredible, and these forums are amazing! And all of you are my heroes for approaching a subject which i see get ripped apart and abused all over the internet, in a calm and respectful manner. Thank you! Now I am LDS, and have been watching this thread for a while now. There are a ton of.... idk if the right word is influences, or references, or something else, in the Cosmere books to LDS beliefs. I love that Brandon includes religion in his books, and that those religions seem to matter, at least to the characters in the books! I dont have any new observations to make really, except to add this: In the Cosmere there seems to be some underlying governing principles or laws upon which everything else is based. This is massively important, and I am stupid excited to see what we might learn about these laws of the Cosmere in the future! My understanding of LDS doctrine is that God is a being with a perfect understanding and knowledge of the laws of the universe, and is able to use his knowledge to make things happen. But he is still bound by those laws. In the Book of Mormon, Alma chapter 42 is basically devoted to a discussion about 2 of the underlying laws; Mercy and Justice. I wont go into a big preaching moment, (because it is irrelevant to the point of this thread, and because the LAST thing i want to do is go preaching to all you wonderful people) but in verse 25 it says: 25 What, do ye suppose that amercy can rob bjustice? I say unto you, Nay; not one whit. If so, God would cease to be God. To me, that means that even God has rules and laws that he has to follow, some underlying principles that governs what can and cannot be done. Edit: Just like the Cosmere has some basic Laws that we dont yet know