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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 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
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We had a pretty sunset tonight. #Utah
October 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Starting to get some snow on Mount Olympus, while the leaves change. #Utah
October 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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My new post, “Morality Musings”, is now on Substack. #God #Theology #Science

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Morality Musings
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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October 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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My new post, “My Sunday Sermon” is on Substack. My recent sermon was titled, “Faith and Science. Faith and Love.” #God #theology #science
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My Sunday Sermon
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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October 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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My newest post, "Physico-Theology" is now on Substack. #theology #science #God open.substack.com/pub/johnpohl...
Physico-Theology
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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September 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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I was honored to be an chapter author in this new book that discusses ways to renew Christian faith without the baggage of today’s nonsense issues. Some of you may know that I am interested in teaching religious people that science done well is gift from God. #theology #science
September 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Excellent read: "The Future of Vaccine Policy in America with Politicized ACIP"
#medicine

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The Future of Vaccine Policy in America with Politicized ACIP
HY Chu et al. NEJM 2025; 398: 817-822. The Path Forward for Vaccine Policy in the United States This commentary was published on 7/30/25 and was written by the 17 voting members of the ACIP who wer…
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September 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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My newest post, “A Short Lament About Our Species” is now on Substack. #God #theology #science
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A Short Lament About Our Species
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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September 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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My new post, “What to do with Blue?” is now on Substack. #God #science #theology
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What to do with Blue?
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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September 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Short interesting article about loss of trust among each other after the horrific COVID-19 pandemic. daily.jstor.org/what-did-the...
What Did the COVID Pandemic Do to Our Minds? - JSTOR Daily
The pandemic’s transformation of daily lives around the world led to a loss of the bodily feeling of social trust across entire communities at once.
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September 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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My new post "Theology Book Club!" is now on Substack.
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#God #theology #science
Theology Journal Club!
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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September 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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"Guts and Growth" is an excellent medical blog. The recent post ("The Broken Promises of Profit-Driven Medicine") is quite good. #medicine
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“The Broken Promises of Profit-Driven Medicine”
N Tomes. NEJM 2025; 393: 521-524. A Gilded Age for Patients? The Broken Promises of Profit-Driven Medicine This article (one of several in a series) describes the development of the current corpora…
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September 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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My new post, “Dinosaur National Monument, Fossils, and God” is now on Substack. #God #science #theology
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Dinosaur National Monument, Fossils, and God
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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September 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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I spent the past week fishing in northern British Columbia. Just so beautiful there with minimal presence of humans. I took this picture of two orcas.
August 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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My new post, “Beauty, Death, and God”, is now on Substack. #theology #science
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Beauty, Death, and God
Phi-The-Sci: Equilateral Musings
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August 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM