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John F. Pohl
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Professor of Pediatrics, University of Utah
DThM, Northwind Theological Seminary
Professionally, I’m an academic pediatric gastroenterologist. I’m very interested in research evaluating the intersection of science and religion.
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John F. Pohl @jfpohl.bsky.social · Nov 14
I have several new followers who have left the dirty bird app. I moved to Bluesky a while back because I needed a break from craziness. I still post about #medicine for which I am a big believer in academics. I also post about #theology since I now have a DThM degree. Stimulating my brain.🧠
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My new post “Prehension and Kuhn” is now on Substack. #God #science #theology
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Prehension and Kuhn
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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January 25, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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One definition of tone deafness: Scheduling a hospital wide lecture on how to improve physican quality of life when everyone is working in clinic or is in the operating room. #medicine
January 22, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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My new post, “Is Sin Equal to Removing the Evolutionary Potential of Others?”, is now on Substack. #God #Science #Theology johnpohl602530.substack.com/p/is-sin-equ...
Is Sin Equal to Removing the Evolutionary Potential of Others?
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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January 18, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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My newest installment in the "From the Pediatric Literature" section in Practical Gastroenterology. #openaccess #pediatrics #gastroenterology

1. Bacterial Translocation in Biliary Atresia

2. H. pylori Sensitivity Testing in Children

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Bacterial Translocation and Biliary Atresia in Infants - Practical Gastro
Biliary atresia (BA) is a fibro-obliterative disease process of unknown etiology affecting the biliary tract in infants. BA eventually leads to cirrhosis and is the leading cause of liver transplantat...
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January 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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My new post, “The Brain and Morality” is now on Substack. #God #theology #science substack.com/@johnpohl602...
The Brain and Morality
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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January 10, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Great editorial about the demise of the academic journal

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In Memoriam: The Academic Journal
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January 7, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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My newest post, “The Sadness of the Ark Encounter is Sadness for All of Us” is now on Substack. #God #theology #science
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The Sadness of the Ark Encounter is Sadness for All of Us
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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January 5, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Skiing was terrible today due to the lack of snow, but the trees in winter were beautiful. #Utah
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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My new post, “A Good Review of Why Biblical Literal Reading is Problematic” is now on Substack. #God #theology #nature
December 28, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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My new post, “God, the Halting Problem” is now on Substack. #God #science #theology substack.com/@johnpohl602...
God, the Halting Problem
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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December 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Interesting read: "Fragile Students Won't Last in Medicine"
#medicine
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Opinion | Fragile Students Won't Last in Medicine
The Samantha Fulnecky controversy should remind us to keep medical standards high
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December 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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My new post, “Turtles All the Way Down in Divine Infinite Regress” is now on Substack. #theology #God
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Turtles All the Way Down in Divine Infinite Regress
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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December 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Super interesting view from my car yesterday. You can see the plume of gas erupting from Kīlauea in Hawaii.
December 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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The Big Island in Hawaii is always beautiful.
December 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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My newest post, “A Great Maxwell Quote” is now on Substack.
#God #theology #science

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A Great Maxwell Quote
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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December 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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My newest post, “Theology Journal Club!” is now on Substack. #God #science #theology

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Theology Journal Club!
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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I have been reading (well, via the Audible app) Shelby Foote's "The Civil War." The number of soldiers knocked out of active service due to measles outbreaks often numbered in the thousands. Yet, 21st century people somehow still question the validity of vaccinations. Unreal. #medicine
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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It is amazing that I can be contacted by someone typing in Russian about some of my theology work and then I can respond in Russian using AI translation. I think his comment was about my work, but it could’ve been about how to treat constipation. 💩
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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My newest post, “We Want Religious Certainty: That is a Problem” is now on Substack.
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#God #science #theology
We Want Religoius Certainty: That is a Problem
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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November 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Rare sighting of the Aurora Borealis (northern lights) in our neighborhood tonight. Super cool. #Utah
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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I had a blast talking on The Whole Church podcast! We discussed science, faith, and my book (“A Theology of the Microbiome”)
#theology #science #God
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Faith and the Microbial World (Jesus Poops!): A Conversation with Dr. John Pohl
Podcast Episode · The Whole Church Podcast · 11/05/2025 · 1h 18m
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November 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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My newest post for "From the Pediatric Literature in the journal, Practical Gastroenterology. #medicine #pediatric #gastroenterology

"Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Pediatric Patients Receiving Infliximab"

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Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Pediatric Patients Receiving Infliximab - Practical Gastro
The treatment of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has improved markedly with the use of biologic therapy which includes such medications as infliximab. Although infliximab has been used for ...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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They have a $27 million dollar deficit for the entire university, but they are paying their football coach an average of $11 million per year.
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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My new post, “Can One Deduce God? No.*” is now on Substack. #Theology #God #Science
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Can One Deduce God? No.*
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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My new post, “The Idea of lim Δ and the Logic of Cellular Life” in now on Substack. #science #theology #God

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The Idea of lim Δ and the Logic of Cellular Life
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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October 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM