Posted by Carlos on January 19, 1999 at 11:47:14:
In Reply to: Honest about a non-existent falsehood? posted by Michael on January 18, 1999 at 22:43:52:
Michael said:
They don't have to tell you about the lies that others present. Naturally, those of your best arguments are considered best because of the fact that one can "leave the Church but can't leave it alone." As I've noted, the Book of Abraham has not been found, and neither has the Ark of Noah; neither has the Babel account been verified; or the truth in the idea that a woman can be transmuted into a pillar of salt. I imagine when you are sharing Romans 3:23 and 6:23 with others in an attempt to convert them, that you do not share the stories of the Crusades, the Inquisition, or clashes in Ireland with prospective converts?
Boy, are you barking up several wrong trees at once. First, as to the argument that one "cannot leave the church alone" after leaving the church. I suggest you post that comment on the other board, where you will promptly be eviscerated. There are many reasons why leaving Mormonism is more traumatic and requires more "recovery" than, say, leaving the Lutheran church. I, for one, am an active Mormon who has mentally left the church and can leave it alone, thank you.
As to the rest of your assertions, Noah's Ark hasn't been found because it never existed; likewise Babel; likewise Lot's wife as a pillar of salt. Most who post here don't share scriptures in Romans or anywhere else with anyone, because we're atheists/agnostics. The Book of Abraham, like the Book of Mormon, like most of the Bible is mythical, has no basis in fact, and is demonstrably not what it claims to be.