Historicity of The Book of Mormon

[SeattleUte]

When will you start being honest in your posting and post that stuff like this is your opinion?

Of course, if you can provide a link to prove that everything you say is true, I'll gladly take a look to find out for myself, rather than take your word for it.

I don't have a link because nobody except kooks and yokels is studying "historicity of the Book of Mormon." It's not happening anywhere. The reasons should be obvious to anyone but a kook or a yokel.

[Non Sequitur]

I don't have a link because nobody except kooks and yokels is studying "historicity of the Book of Mormon." It's not happening anywhere. The reasons should be obvious to anyone but a kook or a yokel.

I Googled and, similarly, have not found any links refuting the authenticity of Hobbits. I'll keep looking.

[Art Vandelay]

I don't have a link because nobody except kooks and yokels is studying "historicity of the Book of Mormon." It's not happening anywhere. The reasons should be obvious to anyone but a kook or a yokel.

So wouldn't the logical follow-up be that anyone who believes the Book of Mormon to be true historical (small "h", since few would ever claim its purpose to be merely a historical text) document is either a kook or a yokel? If I'm forced to choose I'm going with yokel, it feels closer to my natural roots?

[creekster]

So wouldn't the logical follow-up be that anyone who believes the Book of Mormon to be true historical (small "h", since few would ever claim its purpose to be merely a historical text) document is either a kook or a yokel? If I'm forced to choose I'm going with yokel, it feels closer to my natural roots?

I am more of a kook, myself. Kooky people can also be fun at beach parties, so I would also have that going for me.

[il Padrino Ute]

I don't have a link because nobody except kooks and yokels is studying "historicity of the Book of Mormon." It's not happening anywhere. The reasons should be obvious to anyone but a kook or a yokel.

You don't have a link because it's your opinion.

[il Padrino Ute]

I Googled and, similarly, have not found any links refuting the authenticity of Hobbits. I'll keep looking.

This is is laugh out loud funny. You rock.

[LogMafia]

"Honest investigators will conclude that there are so many evidences that the Book of Mormon is an ancient text that they cannot confidently resolve the question against its authenticity"

I guess we can go ahead a call bull on this, no one has presented any evidence for the BoM.

[Non Sequitur]

guess we can go ahead a call bull on this, no one has presented any evidence for the BoM.

When I was a kid, we had a book titled "The Book of Mormon on Trial". That book was full of evidence. I don't remember exactly what the evidence was, but I'm sure it was compelling.

[LogMafia]

When I was a kid, we had a book titled "The Book of Mormon on Trial". That book was full of evidence. I don't remember exactly what the evidence was, but I'm sure was compelling.

But who wants to read an entire book about chiasmus.

[Non Sequitur]

But who wants to read an entire book about chiasmus.

I may be mis-remembering, but I'm pretty sure it was about the Book of Mormon.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I am more of a kook, myself. Kooky people can also be fun at beach parties, so I would also have that going for me.

I think I am more of a yokel. Between you and me, the bases are covered.

[SoCalCoug]

Actually, Tesla's and Edison's light bulbs were different. They had to be. Edison had a patent on the light bulb. Tesla's light bulb was after Edison's. In fact, Tesla worked for Edison before that. Tesla's light bulb was simply different in how it connected to the power socket. It didn't screw in.

I read somewhere that Edison really didn't invite the light bulb first. Some English guy did.

Tesla did came up with the generous idea of using A/C for power distribution. Edison was pushing his D/C crap.

Anyway, what was this thread about again?

Plus, Nicola Tesla is a vampire. (I love Sanctuary.)

[Non Sequitur]

Plus, Nicola Tesla is a vampire. (I love Sanctuary.)

Everything I know about Nicola Tesla I learned from The Prestige. Ziggy Stardust to Nicola Tesla -- now that's a career arc.

[UtahDan]

Actually, Tesla's and Edison's light bulbs were different. They had to be. Edison had a patent on the light bulb. Tesla's light bulb was after Edison's. In fact, Tesla worked for Edison before that. Tesla's light bulb was simply different in how it connected to the power socket. It didn't screw in.

I read somewhere that Edison really didn't invite the light bulb first. Some English guy did.

Tesla did came up with the generous idea of using A/C for power distribution. Edison was pushing his D/C crap.

Anyway, what was this thread about again?

It was Edison's opposition to alternating current and his assistant's experiments in electrocution that led to old sparky.

[CardiacCoug]

Entertaining thread. Good stuff.

The Book of Mormon is really interesting and inspiring -- parts of the BOM deserve to be called scripture as much as any other sacred book, in my opinion. Joseph Smith was a religious genius.

But it seems self-evident that the BOM is not a translation of an ancient record.

Does any scientifically-minded person really think that the Book of Mormon is a word-for-word translation off of golden plates? Only if they completely ignore the historical evidence and Book of Mormon text itself.

If somebody wants to say that the BOM is an inspired and historical record delivered from the mind of God to the mind of Joseph Smith (with obvious mistakes), then I guess that could be plausible for a believer.