Not so. No one expects you to believe the unsupported testimony of Joseph Smith or any other person. The real test is to study the doctrine and ask God if it is not true. If you do so will real intent, God will show you the truth.
>> Not so. No one expects you to believe the unsupported testimony of Joseph Smith or any other person. The real test is to study the doctrine and ask God if it is not true. If you do so will real intent, God will show you the truth. <<
Will he? What will he show us? How will we discern between him and the devils? Even if I worded it sloppily to Colorcountry, Catholicism makes no claim that “God will show you the truth.” The truth is there. God melts the human heart so that we can accept the truth, rather than let our own egos and desire for sin prevent us from fairly considering the evidence.
But what do you mean, “show you the truth?” You make it sound like anti-rationalism.