Posted by:
Nick Humphrey
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Date: November 13, 2010 02:32PM
WhatMeWorry Wrote:
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> Nick, I think you are missing the point of "it is
> one or the other".
that's exactly what it isnt. for one thing, the book of mormon contains scriptures copied directly out of the old and new testament. i know christianity is all bogus, but believing christians would not be able to say that the BOM is ALL false would they?
> Either the Book of Mormon is a factual account of
> people who really lived, or it is made up. It
> can't be anything else. It is a true or false
> question, not multiple choice. To prove that, give
> me one example of a third option to the above Book
> of Mormon dichotomy.
see above reply. fyi, hinckley's statement was concerning the whole of mormonism, not just the BOM (as also explained in my first post):
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that Joseph went into the [Sacred] Grove; that he saw the Father and the Son; that he talked with them; that Moroni came; that the Book of Mormon was translated from the plates; that the priesthood was restored by those who held it anciently. That's our claim.
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http://www.pbs.org/mormons/interviews/hinckley.html> Now we all know the Book of Mormon is not factual,
> but that doesn't mean everything in the church is
> 100% bad. But I have been convinced after years of
> reading posts here that it is better off to get
> you and those you love out as quickly as possible.
i totally agree, i didnt mean to sound in any way supportive of the church, i was quoting someone's argument, which is actually a good one because even giving mormons the benefit of the doubt, you can still prove hinckley's logic faulty, by saying there IS some good in the church, that the case of it being 100% fraud is faulty reasoning.