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- Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:35 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: Lars Nielsen's "How the Book of Mormon Came to Pass"
- Replies: 18
- Views: 864
Re: Lars Nielsen's "How the Book of Mormon Came to Pass"
The last time I expressed my skepticism in these parts regarding the "Dartmouth Connection," I was chided for materializing out of the blue to mock people (in that instance, Randy Bell) and for not keeping an open mind. I thought my emphatic rejection of Nielsen's theory on the other board as "utte...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 2:16 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: Lars Nielsen's "How the Book of Mormon Came to Pass"
- Replies: 18
- Views: 864
Re: Lars Nielsen's "How the Book of Mormon Came to Pass"
There is an interesting thread about this going on over at MAD here. With a poster named Zosimus arguing that this Kircher was a well known figure who could have influenced Joseph Smith. (Kirsher was known to John Smith at Dartmouth who taught Hyrum.) Ben McGuire is arguing that Kirsher was not that...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:00 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: My Encounter with Kerry Muhlestein online
- Replies: 15
- Views: 579
Re: My Encounter with Kerry Muhlestein online
Robert Ritner has checked his translations and found errors. Nibley mastered Egyptian just like Joseph Smith mastered Hebrew. Ritner just didn't find the errors in Nibley's Egyptian translation of the Hor scroll, he also described Nibley's Egyptian translations as "gibberish". While intended to hig...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:19 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: US LDS Attendance numbers.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 184
US LDS Attendance numbers.
An interesting recent poll in the United States using cell phone data showed that only 1 in 345 Americans are weekly attending Mormons. See here . US population is about 342 million which means that about 1 million Americans are weekly attending Mormons. Church statistics show 6,800,000 US members s...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:58 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: Temple sealings as a solution in search of a problem
- Replies: 7
- Views: 218
Re: Temple sealings as a solution in search of a problem
Unlike the mafia who will really burn down your house if you don't pay, organized religion offers protection for problems that don't exist.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:58 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: Vaticinium ex eventu
- Replies: 12
- Views: 364
Re: Vaticinium ex eventu
When googling Moroni's visit; 1823, Joseph Smith; known for good and evil I get a whole list of Moroni's prophecy fulfilled by FARMS, BYU studies et. al. as it's the whole first page and I wonder if someone have contacted Google or have computer skills to ensure that's what one conducting a search ...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:38 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: BYP Live! A.I. Vs. Mormonism
- Replies: 3
- Views: 158
Re: BYP Live! A.I. Vs. Mormonism
You should ask Shades to participate.
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: Brigham Young doesn’t deserve his online criticism
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1120
Re: Brigham Young doesn’t deserve his online criticism
Current prophetic leadership is the exception. Amiright?Doctor Steuss wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:49 pmWild how people who have direct access to eternal truths, and divine morals and ethics tend to reliably just end up being products of their time.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:26 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: Doubt & Questioning a Contradiction to Faith?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1022
Re: Doubt & Questioning a Contradiction to Faith?
Text produced by an advanced A.I. could be indistinguishable from that authored by a deity, hence exercising caution is recommended. This response was generated by an A.I..Dr. Shades wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:29 pmSo, we’re taking A.I.-generated texts seriously enough to start threads on now?
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:09 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: Doubt & Questioning a Contradiction to Faith?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1022
Re: Doubt & Questioning a Contradiction to Faith?
Conclusion Whether the views opposite to those presented in the article make people "better" depends on how one defines "better" in the context of religious faith and community life. For some, spiritual growth and community cohesion are best achieved through strict adherence to established doctrine...