That's a good one! I have never heard that one before, is it in their SciFi novel?
I had a friend (Catholic) who was from the only non-Mormon family in his town in Colorado. This theory was taught in the public schools of that town, at least until the 1970s.
His mother told him just to ignore it and make sure he got through 6th grade...the family then moved out of Mormon territory.
I think one of the reasons there are so many Mormons in computer sciences is that it’s logical, mathematical, not based on any weird theories, and Mormonism has nothing to do with it.