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Let us look at it analytically
It is proposed by Joe Jr. that a bright light shined down upn him.
This is consistent with virtually every report of alien contact via UFO's
This whole thing can get very complicated.
I personally give credence to the concept of the arrival of ancient aliens on this planet.
So was joe jr hallucinating or did he actually have contact with some sort of alien?
An extraterrestrial contact could have been the start of his imaginary trips through history.
It is entirely possible that s a reslt of such an encounter his very active creative mind could have started his journey into the unknown and fantasy oriented world that consumed him
It is proposed by Joe Jr. that a bright light shined down upn him.
This is consistent with virtually every report of alien contact via UFO's
This whole thing can get very complicated.
I personally give credence to the concept of the arrival of ancient aliens on this planet.
So was joe jr hallucinating or did he actually have contact with some sort of alien?
An extraterrestrial contact could have been the start of his imaginary trips through history.
It is entirely possible that s a reslt of such an encounter his very active creative mind could have started his journey into the unknown and fantasy oriented world that consumed him
And so then Reasonable People of good-will attempt to rationally explain alleged phenomenon.
Lecherous scam-artist
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Of this there is zero controversy
Lecherous scam-artist
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Of this there is zero controversy
He was neither hallucinating, nor did he meet an extraterrestrial. He made the whole thing up ten years after the fact, because he needed a story to explain the sect he stumbled into forming.
Occam's Razor - the simplest explanation that covers all the available evidence. There is zero actual evidence that he saw a bright light, therefor that does not need to be explained. "He made it up" is perfectly consistent with all available evidence.
Rusty's bright light is easy to explain - a triple A battery in his pen.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/31/2021 04:08PM by Brother Of Jerry.
Occam's Razor - the simplest explanation that covers all the available evidence. There is zero actual evidence that he saw a bright light, therefor that does not need to be explained. "He made it up" is perfectly consistent with all available evidence.
Rusty's bright light is easy to explain - a triple A battery in his pen.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/31/2021 04:08PM by Brother Of Jerry.
Brother Of Jerry Wrote:
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> Rusty's bright light is easy to explain - a triple
> A battery in his pen.
I like that! Dave-the-Atheist has competition here.
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> Rusty's bright light is easy to explain - a triple
> A battery in his pen.
I like that! Dave-the-Atheist has competition here.
Thank yew. I always try to follow the Scooby-Doo school of metaphysics. Whenever something spooky or mysterious happens, it always turns out to be the janitor in a mask, or something like that.
Applies to much of Mormon lore - BoM, First Vision, Second Anointing, secret handshakes, polygamy, magic underwear, Three Nephites, the Dream Mine, the One Mighty and Strong.
It's a target-rich environment.
Applies to much of Mormon lore - BoM, First Vision, Second Anointing, secret handshakes, polygamy, magic underwear, Three Nephites, the Dream Mine, the One Mighty and Strong.
It's a target-rich environment.
Apropos: LDS is a counterfeit of Christianity.
Late in the series, they played occultism as real. :<(
Late in the series, they played occultism as real. :<(
Joseph was quite the story-teller, according to his family. The first vision account is just one more of his stories.
Joseph ate some mushrooms he found in the woods. Had a hallucination. Sobered up and was inspired to sell gibberish to suckers which he based his lifetime career on.