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Jacob Billings

Linguist and software engineer focusing on artificial intelligence methods within linguistics

Liberty Politics

Books to understand political theory

By Jacob Billings on Tuesday, January 10, 2023

It’s our unfortunate situation in the USA in that very few people, including our elected officials, really understand the basis of our system of government. They fail to understand basic principles such as natural law, the social contract, morality, and even basic economics. This is something I have studied since I was a child. It’s …

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Ancient History Religion

My reading list this year for New Testament study (2023)

By Jacob Billings on Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Up until now, my religious academic studies have focused mostly on the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon. I study the New Testament but up until this year have not spent a lot of time on it critically. I have mostly studied the theology. So I have decided that while I am waiting out …

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Liberty Politics

Can you yell “fire” in a crowded theater?

By Jacob Billings on Tuesday, December 27, 2022

In debates surrounding free speech, the analogy is often used that yelling “fire” in a crowded theater is not protected speech. This is false. The legality of this action depends on the circumstances, however, the it is not inherently illegal to do so. Let me explain why. The act of shouting fire when there are …

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Religion

3 Questions that led me to believe in the restoration of the Gospel.

By Jacob Billings on Sunday, December 18, 2022

For the past couple of weeks, I have contemplated the idea of restoring the church. As a member of the Church of Jesus of Latter-Day Saints, I believe a restoration of the church was needed. here are the three questions that led me to that conclusion These questions were fundamental for me to understand in …

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Ancient History

New adventures for the Billings Family

By Jacob Billings on Sunday, September 25, 2022

We were waiting to announce this to everybody until everything was settled but the paperwork is going to take a couple of months so I will announce it now… I have been accepted into a doctorate program in Madrid, Spain, and my family and I will be moving to Spain in May or June. My …

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Ancient History Linguistics

A Brief History of the Lost Ten Tribes in Mesoamerica

By Jacob Billings on Thursday, July 14, 2022

The question of the influence of Christianity on Spanish Colonial texts has been a topic of debate for centuries. There is no mistaking that Christianity shaped New Spain in many ways. Nowhere is this more pronounced than the idea of the lost ten tribes in Mesoamerica. By the time the Popol Wuj was translated in …

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Is individualism rubbish?

By Jacob Billings on Wednesday, June 1, 2022

A friend of mine posted this meme a while ago and I thought it was very interesting. The idea that the individual is nothing is a notion that is unfortunately taking hold in our society. I disagree with this on the basis that it is only the individual that can reason. Let’s look at these …

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The dangerous reason I believe the CDC won’t back down

By Jacob Billings on Friday, April 22, 2022

It’s been very obvious that Dr. Anthony Fauci has been authoritative in his approach. He has championed lockdowns, social distancing, masks, and a host of other things that have been shown to have little if any impact on the spread of COVID-19. This week he went full on authoritarian when he said But one of …

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Liberty Linguistics Politics

Free Speech, Republicans, and Linguistics

By Jacob Billings on Friday, April 8, 2022

If you know my politics you will know that I am unapologetically a free speech advocate. Free speech is the basis for a free society. It is outward expression of reasoning and if speech is limited we can no longer reason on a sufficient level. I’ve spoken openly about my thoughts on big tech and …

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My thoughts on Elon Musk and Twitter

By Jacob Billings on Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Unless you have been living under a rock since yesterday you know that Elon Musk purchased just under 10% of Twitter. He is the single biggest stockholder of the company. He was also named to their board. For me this is fantastic news! Twitter is one of the biggest public forums we have and they …

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About Me

I am a software engineer and a linguist.  I hold a bachelors degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Utah, a Master’s degree in linguistics from Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala City and working on a double doctorate degree in Archaeology and Mathematics.

My research focuses on four areas: 

  • Artificial intelligence algorithms within historical linguistics and epigraphy.
  • Morphosyntax in Mesoamerican and Mesopotamian languages.
  • Linguistics of the Book of Mormon and early members within the LDS faith movement in the 19th century.
  • Linguistics and liberty. How language affects perceptions of liberty.

If you would like to help my research you may make a contribution by following this link.

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