1) The Bible, the book Christians believe is the word of God has been translated from ancient texts that have been available for examination. Whilst the Book of Mormon, the book that Mormons believe is the word of God lacks any proof other that what Mr Smith has said himself.
A) Furthermore, Mr. Smith claimed that he saw golden tablets that contained the Book of Mormon and when asked if he could provide these tablets for proof he claimed that he didn't need them any longer and put them back where he found them. To this day no one has found these tablets that Smith claimed to have found.
Was smith suffering from a mental disorder or can these "golden tablets" be found today? Also, you must choose but choose wisely as Jesus was a poor carpenter. Would God carve the Ten Commandments (or to Mormons the Ten suggestions) on stone as stated in the Bible and carve the Book of Mormon in gold? Would you sacrifice Heaven for Earthly Gold and Diamonds and Earthly comforts of fantasy?
2007-07-01 06:41:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Smith was in dire need to promote a story he had been concocting nearly all his life, and "Gold Plates" left by an ancient civilization was just the ticket. Theories abounded at the time about the native American's connection to the 'lost tribes', and the US's 'freedom of religion' allowed all sorts of imaginative ways to do so. Smith combined political thought, segregation, some allegorical autobiography, morality plays and quasi-cultural theories in his Book of Mormon, which by itself, was poorly written, grammatically obtuse, and culturally 'vampiric'. The "Gold Plates" were merely a mechanism to promote the book with all it's awful writing as a translation of someone else's horrid writing. It is a fantasy, and as Mark Twain aptly stated, 'Chloroform in print'.
Mental disorders: It has been shown that the absence of certain enzymes in one's diet can lead to very convincing hallucinations. The Smith family was dirt poor, overly religious (even for that period of time), superstitious, and while farmers for a while, failed at it miserably. "Visions" are a common experience in poor and malnourished societies, especially those with overt christian cultures. Joseph claimed several visions as a child.
2007-07-01 07:57:15 · answer #1 · answered by Dances with Poultry 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You touched on a subject I think is very interesting.
First, in the book of Revelation, it states that no one is to add or take away from the Bible. In my opinion, the Book of Mormon is doing just that, trying to add their own beliefs to the Bible.
Secondly, Mr Smith was originally kicked out of the New England states because he was a liar and had many wives. He told nine different stories of seeing an Angel, who supposedly told him to start his "religion".
His "religion" is really a cult. Mormon kids have the highest suicidal rate in the country, maybe the world. They believe that you populate your own planet when you die. They encourage couples to divorce if the other is not giving the church what they think they should, on and on and on.
Don't get me wrong, the Mormons are probably the nicest people in the world, but...that doesn't mean they're going to heaven. I actually feel sorry for them. They think all their nice, good deeds will get them to heaven. And if they don't make it, they think their family can buy them out. They're not suppose to drink caffeine, however, they can drink Pepsi because they own it. Do you get what I'm saying?
I feel a lot of what they do is centralized around money & you know what the Bible says about money? "The love of money is the root of all evil."
Mr Smith was an earlier version of Jim Jones....only smarter.
2007-07-01 06:57:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
What do you mean is it "true"? If your question is, "What does the archeological evidence look like for the historicity of the Book of Mormon?" the answer is it appears to be pretty devastating for the Mormons' claims. If your question is, "If I pray to God to know if I should join Mormonism, will he answer?" then yes, I have no doubt you'll discover it's true. Good luck with that.
2016-04-01 02:12:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and they still don't have any supporting evidence to prove that anyone else had written about the characters in the Book of Mormon. There are numerous source documents for the Bible and its not some nineteenth century fiction novel.
Excellent Question! I think they always hide under their desks on this one because they don't have the proof.
2007-07-01 07:04:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Nope, that's not proof. You can't disprove any religion because there isn't really any proof for them in the first place - that's why they rely on faith.
The beliefs of Mormons sound stupid to you; your belief in the Bible sound stupid to me. I mean, to me, it's just as crazy to believe that Jonah lived in a whale, or that God made rainbows to show he'd never flood the world again, or that people used to live to be six hundred years old or whatever.
2007-07-01 06:46:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Reason alone should be able to help someone figure this out. If the Bible is full of historical inaccuracies (it is and archaeology proves this), and the Book of Mormon is based in large measure on the Bible, then that means that it too is full of historical inaccuracies.
2007-07-01 06:47:09 · answer #6 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I really don't see how it is any different. The bible is written by men, not God. Were these men suffering from a mental disorder? Imagine how we would react if someone today said God had spoken to them and we needed to follow what they say.
Oh, that's right. I forgot Falwell and Robertson have already said that.
2007-07-01 06:47:43 · answer #7 · answered by wooper 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, read Galatians 1:8,9.
2007-07-01 06:48:12 · answer #8 · answered by Birdbrain 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i can't answer your question as i am not Mormon, but i would love for a Mormon to answer my most recent question about the LDS church.
2007-07-01 06:50:00 · answer #9 · answered by KellyKapowski 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope sorry theres nothing fantasy about it. no more fanciful than talking snakes etc etc.
2007-07-01 06:46:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋