spidergoat said:Is it true Joseph Smith found gold tablets?
Is it true they think Jesus came to the South American Natives before Europeans came?
Is it true they have after-death marriage ceremonies and post-mortem conversions of Jews?
I think the most sensible character in Mormon mythology is Korihor.
(Q) said:I challenge you to receive the missionary discussions
What, you think I fell off the turnip truck yesterday? Don't you think I've talked the shirt off of a few LDS and JW's? Like Cris, I welcome getting into discussions with them, watching them foaming at the mouth while I pummel them with rationale and reason is righteous entertainment. Those guys are a pushover, they lack any ability to synthesize and get completely flustered and frustrated when they can't find an answer to simple questions.
Yes, I got one from some nicely dressed people that came to visit, and I went to their temple in DC once, where they showed me some literally unbelievable movies in the visitor center.Marlin said:Been reading the Book of Mormon, eh?
(Q) said:Well, that's kind of offensive.
Asking someone to believe in that which does not exist is also offensive, to their intelligence.
I guess that makes us even.
Marlin said:The difference of course being, that I did not intend to be offensive, but rather wanted to share something important with you that would make you happy. While you intended to offend me, perhaps all along in this thread.
Cris said:Understood. Which means you are effectively closed minded to other ideas and will always have trouble seeing alternate views (“God did it” is your only perspective). I don’t rule out the concepts of gods and I can imagine how they could exist, but I’m not prepared to rule out the many other possibilities which seem more likely as explanations for the universe and everything associated with it.
What's not Evidence? Simply to be is evidence to me...(Q) said:What evidence?
(Q) said:No, you haven't so far, and don't expect to anytime soon.
Not so fast.“ Originally Posted by spidergoat
Is it true Joseph Smith found gold tablets? ”From Marlin -
Yes.
Why must there be a reason?Teach me about why we are here my friend. Impart. Reveal. Testify.
Cris said:Marlin, spidergoat,
Not so fast.
Good ole Joe claimed he had the tablets but they "magically dissapeared" before anyone else saw them. Hmm - to any normal person that would be very suspicious but Joe was a brillinat salesman (i.e. con man) and convinced all the local gullible victims that his story was true.
Absolutely amazing, and victims like Marlin are still buying the story.