Doctor Scratch wrote:Well, I'll just say again that, obviously, I don't know for certain that they were planning to kick the crap out of Gardner. But in light of all this recent information, I think that the odd are very high that the "intel" was accurate.
I must say, the leaked emails were like a pair of Thanksgiving dinner delights. They were simply rich and delicious and my belly is full.
In time, I'll be getting hungry again and desire futher light and knowledge. I trust the informant will feed us again? For that I am so grateful.
Yes, it is true that he is at odds with those who emphasize the Hebraic connections with the Book of Mormon due to differences in translation theories. However, I thought they were trying to (very awkwardly) wed these two theories with the idea that Joseph Smith alternated back and forth between the two. (If I recall correctly, although it's been a while since I discussed it, sometimes he'd have to switch between the two within a single sentence to preserve both chiasmus and translation artifacts for things like horses).
Those who oppose Brant on this really have no idea how serious the problems of anachronisms are for the Book of Mormon.
We hate to seem like we don’t trust every nut with a story, but there’s evidence we can point to, and dance while shouting taunting phrases.
Doctor Scratch wrote:Well, I'll just say again that, obviously, I don't know for certain that they were planning to kick the crap out of Gardner. But in light of all this recent information, I think that the odd are very high that the "intel" was accurate.
If it's from the same source, I'd say the odds are very high as well.
And maybe Bradford got wind of that, as well. Who knows.
We hate to seem like we don’t trust every nut with a story, but there’s evidence we can point to, and dance while shouting taunting phrases.
You guys have missed an obvious clue. Mrs. Peterson knew the foreshadowing of this firing because she had been reading Dr. Scratch's inside information. That thread about being ordered to back off the virulence of the apologetics was her gold mine of information.
Well, I have to say that this whole episode has wonderfully vindicated the Good Doctor and provided his detractors among the apologists yet another opportunity to declare darkness at noonday. But, hey, it is good to see that lying about your opponents is just a matter of principle for these guys--the principle being, if your enemy stated it, he was lying; if you say the same thing, you're telling the truth.
So congratulations, Doctor Scratch. It seems that your service to apologetics, the LDS Church, and MDB were far more valuable than any of us ever realized prior to this. You really must reexamine the last six years or so in light of these stunning revelations.
Never in this history of humankind has a sieve leaked so much, allegedly revealed so little of value, and yet managed to send seasoned academics into fits of apoplectic rage and frenetic damage control, that nevertheless spectacularly backfired on them. The Three Stooges look like rank amateurs in comparison with this slapstick act.
"Petition wasn’t meant to start a witch hunt as I’ve said 6000 times." ~ Hanna Seariac, LDS apologist
Kishkumen wrote:Well, I have to say that this whole episode has wonderfully vindicated the Good Doctor and provided his detractors among the apologists yet another opportunity to declare darkness at noonday. But, hey, it is good to see that lying about your opponents is just a matter of principle for these guys--the principle being, if your enemy stated it, he was lying; if you say the same thing, you're telling the truth.
So congratulations, Doctor Scratch. It seems that your service to apologetics, the LDS Church, and MDB were far more valuable than any of us ever realized prior to this. You really must reexamine the last six years or so in light of these stunning revelations.
Never in this history of humankind has a sieve leaked so much, allegedly revealed so little of value, and yet managed to send seasoned academics into fits of apoplectic rage and frenetic damage control, that nevertheless spectacularly backfired on them. The Three Stooges look like rank amateurs in comparison with this slapstick act.
Good one! That was like firing a shot across the bow. The bastards on the other board are trying to figure out how to keep their ship from sinking. It's damn funny to watch those lying Mormons scramble like a nest of hornets looking for anything to sting. I would love to tell them, yet again, to shove the Explanations of Facsimile No. 3 up their holy holes! Slam dunk!!
