Posted by:
kimball
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Date: March 23, 2011 03:42PM
I'm going to be meeting with my home teaching companion tomorrow night, and he said he is going to address some of my "concerns" about the gospel. I have no idea what to expect, but I think there's a high likelihood of "follow the spirit" and "BYU scholars have explained that." One way or another, I love discussing this stuff with TBMs, though unfortunately they almost always end up making themselves look stupid.
I'm keeping the big gun in back, just in case he proves stubborn. If he can answer the big gun, I'll be satisfied. I'll repeat from the subject line:
How do you know that the spirit is a reliable source of truth? Because the spirit says so!
Isn't that circular logic? Shouldn't you verify the reliability of the spirit, externally and through controlled means?
Does anyone have any idea how a TBM might answer this question?
My only idea is "you have to be humble, and if you take that attitude then you're unworthy of the spirit."