Cherry-picking similarities a powerful way to mislead

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Re: Cherry-picking similarities a powerful way to mislead

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café crema wrote:
"Moses Middlebury" school of philology, according to which "Moses" and "Middlebury" are really the same name. You just have to drop the "-oses" and add the "-iddlebury."


This reminded me of NHM, just insert your favorite vowels.


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Re: Cherry-picking similarities a powerful way to mislead

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café crema wrote:
"Moses Middlebury" school of philology, according to which "Moses" and "Middlebury" are really the same name. You just have to drop the "-oses" and add the "-iddlebury."


This reminded me of NHM, just insert your favorite vowels.


Oh snap!
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Re: Cherry-picking similarities a powerful way to mislead

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DCP seems completely oblivious to how his criticism is quite apt for much of apologia for Mormonism he endorses, but as far as his criticism goes here, I agree with it.
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Re: Cherry-picking similarities a powerful way to mislead

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Hey, how about those parallels between the Book of Abraham and the ancient world!
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.

B.R. McConkie, © Intellectual Reserve wrote:There are those who say that revealed religion and organic evolution can be harmonized. This is both false and devilish.
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Re: Cherry-picking similarities a powerful way to mislead

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I'm with Brade. This has to be some hardcore trolling.
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