Chap wrote:But in the quotation from Alma Chapter VII, Smith clearly thought he could say 'a kindred' to mean 'a relative'. Nope - that's not the way the word works.
Yup. I guess God didn't pay much attention in his grammar lessons.
Book of Mormon "Hard Evidence"
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Yup. I guess God didn't pay much attention in his grammar lessons.
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Once again, Nightlion loses as it has been proven time and time again that the Book of Mormon is a sloppy story filled with all kinds of errors and was stolen from other literary material.
Joe Smith was a common thief and a dirty liar. No wonder they tarred and feathered his lying ass! The sorry bastard jumped from the window at Carthage and died a shameful death.
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Joe Smith was a common thief and a dirty liar. No wonder they tarred and feathered his lying ass! The sorry bastard jumped from the window at Carthage and died a shameful death.
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THE BOOK OF ABRAHAM FACSIMILE NO. 3
Includes a startling new discovery!
Here Comes The Book of Abraham Part I, II, III
IN THE FORM OF A DOVE
Includes a startling new discovery!
Here Comes The Book of Abraham Part I, II, III
IN THE FORM OF A DOVE
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Nightlion,
I'd like to hear your position on how Joseph Smith "translated" the Book of Mormon. Clearly there are grammatical mistakes throughout the text (I've checked a number of Equality's quotes from the 1830 edition now). So if God gave Joseph Smith each word and phrase, that would mean God doesn't have a very good grasp on the English language. That is a very big problem if God is perfect.
However, I'd suggest that the Book of Mormon was not translated in this manner and relied upon Joseph Smith's understanding of the English language (or in this case misunderstanding of the English language).
Tobin
I'd like to hear your position on how Joseph Smith "translated" the Book of Mormon. Clearly there are grammatical mistakes throughout the text (I've checked a number of Equality's quotes from the 1830 edition now). So if God gave Joseph Smith each word and phrase, that would mean God doesn't have a very good grasp on the English language. That is a very big problem if God is perfect.
However, I'd suggest that the Book of Mormon was not translated in this manner and relied upon Joseph Smith's understanding of the English language (or in this case misunderstanding of the English language).
Tobin
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Tobin wrote:Nightlion,
I'd like to hear your position on how Joseph Smith "translated" the Book of Mormon. Clearly there are grammatical mistakes throughout the text (I've checked a number of Equality's quotes from the 1830 edition now). So if God gave Joseph Smith each word and phrase, that would mean God doesn't have a very good grasp on the English language. That is a very big problem if God is perfect.
However, I'd suggest that the Book of Mormon was not translated in this manner and relied upon Joseph Smith's understanding of the English language (or in this case misunderstanding of the English language).
Tobin
However I'd suggest the more economical hypothesis that Joseph Smith wrote the Book of Mormon relying on Joseph Smith's understanding of the English language (or in this case misunderstanding of the English language).
Why do you need to bring a deity into it?
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Maksutov:
That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
I did not have a faith crisis. I discovered that the Church was having a truth crisis.
Maksutov:
That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.