[David Isaac]

"The Book of Mormon has been changed hundreds of times, as a point in fact.. . . So even by their own rule, the Book of Mormon is a fraud. But that doesn't matter because Mormons have a burning in their hearts."


I may be wrong, but I believe that in the Bible, somewhere, it says that, by faith alone are ye saved. Which should not be taken as meaning that all empirical evidence must be completely ignored. Simply that, one should not cherry-pick.

[Conservative til I die]

I may be wrong, but I believe that in the Bible, somewhere, it says that, by faith alone are ye saved. Which should not be taken as meaning that all empirical evidence must be completely ignored. Simply that, one should not cherry-pick.

False dichotomy. One isn't forced to choose blind and ignorant faith vs. examining the empirical evidence to make an informed decision.

[jo kus]

I may be wrong, but I believe that in the Bible, somewhere, it says that, by faith alone are ye saved.

Actually, it says the opposite - "You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only." (James 2:24)

God created us as rational beings. He does not expect us to deny our rational thought. Our faith in God does not mean we leave our intellect outside the church. If Mormonism had some sort of archeological evidence to back up the claims made within the Book of Mormon, perhaps it would be a more viable system. Mormonism expects the believer to have total blind faith in Joseph Smith's claims - which have NO historical evidence or proof.

Regards

[brant]

"I may be wrong, but I believe that in the Bible, somewhere, it says that, by faith alone are ye saved."

You are correct; you are wrong. The Bible doesn't say that. Martin Luther stuck "alone" in there.