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Re: Solved: why no Lehite structures or roads found

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Everybody Wang Chung wrote:
Sun Jan 08, 2023 7:29 am
Air travel: The Book of Mormon mentions that the Nephites had a form of "airplanes" which they used for travel. These were called "deseret" and were made of a type of wood that was "light unto them." It is not clear exactly how these aircraft were used or how they worked.
Airplanes? :lol: :lol: It looks like the ChatGPT still has some bugs to work out.
The Book of Mormon is so boring, even an AI skipped reading it.
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Re: Solved: why no Lehite structures or roads found

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Moksha wrote:
Sun Jan 08, 2023 7:53 am
Philo Sofee wrote:
Sun Jan 08, 2023 4:10 am
My goodness, a little peer review and this is Interpreter material.
Excellent point, it would do those freshman BYU students some good to be assigned to read this.
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A new apologetic is born:

Prompt: “write a 125 word abstract for a new interpreter article discussing the mysterious disappearance of nephrite cement and steel from the archeological record.”
In "The Disappearance of Nephrite Cement and Steel," the author explores the mysterious absence of two materials that were once believed to be indestructible. Despite being widely used in the past, no physical evidence of nephrite cement, a type of concrete made from sea shells, or steel has been discovered in modern times. The essay delves into the possible explanations for this strange disappearance, including the possibility of a catastrophic event or the existence of a highly advanced civilization that utilized these materials in a way that left no trace behind. The lack of physical evidence for these materials raises questions about the reliability of historical accounts and the true capabilities of past civilizations.
The swords were reforged to make children’s trinkets and the cement was ground down to make face paint?
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Dr Moore wrote:
Sun Jan 08, 2023 3:36 pm
A new apologetic is born:

Prompt: “write a 125 word abstract for a new interpreter article discussing the mysterious disappearance of nephrite cement and steel from the archeological record.”
In "The Disappearance of Nephrite Cement and Steel," the author explores the mysterious absence of two materials that were once believed to be indestructible. Despite being widely used in the past, no physical evidence of nephrite cement, a type of concrete made from sea shells, or steel has been discovered in modern times. The essay delves into the possible explanations for this strange disappearance, including the possibility of a catastrophic event or the existence of a highly advanced civilization that utilized these materials in a way that left no trace behind. The lack of physical evidence for these materials raises questions about the reliability of historical accounts and the true capabilities of past civilizations.
The swords were reforged to make children’s trinkets and the cement was ground down to make face paint?
Were the Nephrites more righteous than the Larmanites?
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Re: Solved: why no Lehite structures or roads found

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drumdude wrote:
Sun Jan 08, 2023 7:58 am
Everybody Wang Chung wrote:
Sun Jan 08, 2023 7:29 am
Airplanes? :lol: :lol: It looks like the ChatGPT still has some bugs to work out.
The Book of Mormon is so boring, even an AI skipped reading it.
Yeah that was my favorite part. I guess if there were some very tiny Jaredites, they could have flown on the backs of the deserets?
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To be fair, the people who would use the cement would have to appear first, before their cement structures disappeared.
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