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ldsfaqs wrote: the normal and ignorant bigots you are.


DrW quoted LDS professors from BYU who concluded that Warren Aston's speculation about Bountiful is specious. You missed that, because you didn't really read what he or anyone else posted. You're just reflexively lashing out.

Still, that must be quite the paradox for you. When LDS professors gainsay Mormon hobby apologetics, how do you decide who the ignorant anti-Mormon liberal is?
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ldsfaqs wrote:has just been there and "declares"....

It seems you didn't actually read what DrW wrote, and the materials he posted. This kneejerk acceptance of anything Mormon and hateful rejection of anything not Mormon is another example supporting Eallusion's post regarding your splitting and black and white thinking.

Why not step out of the box and try something different? Why not actually read DrW's posts?
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Darth J wrote:You're just reflexively lashing out.


Amen.
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Jersey Girl wrote:
Darth J wrote:You're just reflexively lashing out.


Amen.


And Amen.
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George Potter
George's interest in archaeology began as a LDS missionary in the Andes Mountains of Peru and Bolivia. After a year at BYU and his mission, George returned to his home state of California and put aside his amateur archaeology interest. He graduated with high honors from the University of California at San Diego, and two years later received a master's degree from the University of California at Berkeley. On leaving the university he became a certified public accountant, and joined one of the Big 5 CPA firms. Later he entered management and consulting, two professions which have taken him to over 50 countries, including a five-year stay in Zurich, Switzerland. For the last ten years he has owned Bear River Training and Consultancy, a training, e-learning and financial services company located in Saudi Arabia. It was while exploring the deserts of Arabia that his interest in archaeology was rekindled. He has lectured at universities in the United States, Germany, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia. George is married to Susan Jenson Potter, and together they have ten children. Besides co-authoring a book, he has produced eight films on his Book of Mormon research. While researching and co-authoring the book Discovering the Valley of Lemuel: Bountiful and 79 Other Reasons Why First Nephi Is A True History, George has served as an Elders Quorum president and as a counselor in a branch presidency. His discovery of a Valley of Lemuel candidate was published by FARMS/BYU in the November 1999 issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies. Since then he has made presentations on his research to FARMS/BYU, BYU Alumni Association of Los Angeles, Ancient Americas Foundation, F.A.I.R. Conference 2003 and the staff of the Ensign Magazine.

http://www.ancientamerica.org/library/m ... ss.htm?n=0

Potter is a hobbyist and nobody qualified in the sciences takes him seriously.
His 'work' is both amateurish and archetypal confirmation bias.
He may as well walk to his local woodland and announce that he's found Narnia.
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Brother Aston's faith in the aliens extends to the "Amicizia" affair, where various aliens lived with humans over a period of many years. Most of those activities took place in Italy.

The "contactee"/"space brothers" phenomena happened first in the US but was replicated in the UK, Europe and elsewhere over time. It's fascinating how they follow a pattern and how it resembles a secularized religious experience. One or two people in a remote place meet an extraordinary being who gives them amazing information and a message for the world...

The archetype for this was George Adamski. His most famous book, "Inside the Space Ships" was developed from his earlier novel, "Pioneers of Space". Remind you of any one?

In his early years Adamski even operated a small 'philosophical' group, a small band of theosophists that he named "The Royal Order of Tibet" and styled himself "Professor" Adamski.

The FBI agent who investigated Adamski described him as having "the most honest eyes I've ever seen".

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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I have a question wrote:Potter is a hobbyist and nobody qualified in the sciences takes him seriously.
His 'work' is both amateurish and archetypal confirmation bias.
He may as well walk to his local woodland and announce that he's found Narnia.


That's all you people have, nothing but personal attacks. You don't actually engage his work, you people instead attack the people based on your preconceived notions.

His book is absolutely no different than any other scientific work or of scholarship I have read in all kinds of areas.
Again, the anti-Mormon sticks head in sand, and then claims to know the "truth".
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ldsfaqs wrote:
I have a question wrote:Potter is a hobbyist and nobody qualified in the sciences takes him seriously.
His 'work' is both amateurish and archetypal confirmation bias.
He may as well walk to his local woodland and announce that he's found Narnia.


That's all you people have, nothing but personal attacks. You don't actually engage his work, you people instead attack the people based on your preconceived notions.

His book is absolutely no different than any other scientific work or of scholarship I have read in all kinds of areas.
Again, the anti-Mormon sticks head in sand, and then claims to know the "truth".


So which of Aston's books have you read?
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ldsfaqs wrote:You don't actually engage his work

??
Maksutov wrote:His 'work' is both amateurish and archetypal confirmation bias.

Darth J wrote:You're just reflexively lashing out [again].

ldsfaqs wrote:His book is absolutely no different than any other scientific work or of scholarship I have read in all kinds of areas.

I am sure that is your perception.
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ldsfaqs wrote:
I have a question wrote:Potter is a hobbyist and nobody qualified in the sciences takes him seriously.
His 'work' is both amateurish and archetypal confirmation bias.
He may as well walk to his local woodland and announce that he's found Narnia.


That's all you people have, nothing but personal attacks. You don't actually engage his work, you people instead attack the people based on your preconceived notions.

His book is absolutely no different than any other scientific work or of scholarship I have read in all kinds of areas.
Again, the anti-Mormon sticks head in sand, and then claims to know the "truth".


I have engaged his 'work' and it's a joke.

Reference one item from Potter that isn't amateurish or archetypal confirmation bias, but which instead demonstrates evidentiary objectivity and proper levels of scientific falsification. Just one.
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')
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