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canpakes wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 19, 2021 10:35 pm

Sledge wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 19, 2021 3:55 pm

My point is simply this:

Scholars on both sides have come to their conclusions through their scholarly research. Some have come to a conclusion that compels them to be orthodox believers …

They believe in Mormonism because of their research in what?

Archaeology, of course.

- Doc

On that signature line: “Sledge, what do you make of the Painesville Telegraph publishing their ‘Civil War’ article on Dec. 21st, and then four days later Joseph Smith had his ‘Civil War’ revelation that mirrored theirs?” - Asked and not answered more than six times. That certainly does seem odd - ...

Anyone have a link to Beastie’s website? I bet she has some good material that’s contextual.

- Doc

No no, it’s not like that at all. My point is simply this: Scholars on both sides have come to their conclusions through their scholarly research. Some have come to a conclusion that compels them to be orthodox believers, others have come to the opposite conclusion. Still others are indifferent. So...

One of my fellow optometrists said if this man tried to do that in his store he'd beat him until he cried for his mama. https://i.ibb.co/qNg5SNY/9-DE10388-7-D2-F-472-F-A395-E63-D5749-BE02.png White guy steals car and kid: https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article208994189.html White guy st...

I think you're missing something here, Doc. I'm more comfortable with the notion that God did not want to force belief upon those who were not prepared to take the claims seriously . If you haven't been visited by God, or angels, or held the plates, it's your fault for not being prepared to. You sh...

God doesn’t want to force belief onto people through the use of artifacts? That’s an odd claim to make since within the Book of Mormon narrative metal plates were used to keep people from dwindling into unbelief. Also, why keep the brown peep stone?

- Doc

DP: Also DP: It survived for ~1400 years, only to crumble and disappear over a few months/years once the plates were removed. From chert to claystone in the twinkling of an eye. Last time we had this discussion on the old board the apologist rage quit. In case anyone wants to read Peterson’s ‘witne...

DP:

There are accounts from some who claimed to have seen the stone box.

Also DP:

According to the accounts, it was already broken into pieces roughly two centuries ago.

tHeRe wAs A sToNe BoX!

iT wAs bRoKeN iNto PiEcEs!!

This fuckin' guy.

- Doc

... that would never be tolerated in Texas or Florida ... ... He wouldn't have even made it out of the drugstore. The police would be there quickly and the thief would be prosecuted. Poverty and lack of a guranteed income would be no excuse. Even minors with sticky fingers in WV are usually find th...