[Nosterrex]

What would be far more helpful would be the genetic comparison between the descendants of Abraham and the Native Americans. Unless I am misinformed, the Mormons believe that the Native Americans or Indians are remnants of the lost tribes of Israel. If that is so, then I would expect that there would be genetic evidence supporting that belief. Since Indians are Mongoloids and Jews are Caucasoids, I would expect that the genetic evidence would disprove the factious Book of Mormon.

[Godzilla]

Since Indians are Mongoloids and Jews are Caucasoids, I would expect that the genetic evidence would disprove the factious Book of Mormon.

Those studies have been done and more. For example, the National Geographic Genome Project is putting many of the pieces together -

https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/index.html

As Ash points out in the article above there is no support from DNA for the bom story. However, this does not stop the valiant mormon apologists. One common defense is that the bom does not PRECLUDE others being in the americas at the same time and thus their genetic pool was eventually cut off/overwhelmed by the asian/mongoloid dna. This is currently the working premise of Sorenson's/BYU limited geographic theory. However, to accept this answer, one must then reject the prophetic teachings of lds presidents and church since its inception.

Throw in the inexplicable LACK of archeological evidence, anthropological and linguistics and other applicable sciences - the evidence becomes even more overwhelming against the bom.

[allmendream]

Jewish people are not Caucasian, they are a Semitic people.

Asakanasi Jews look more European than their ‘never left the Middle East’ brethren, but the origins of the Jewish people are Semitic, not Caucasian.

And yes, there is not a SHRED of evidence, DNA, archaeological or linguistic that the Book of Mormon is anything other than the creation of Joseph Smith with no basis in actual history.

[Elsie]

There are some remote, genetical straws that hold out hope for us MORMONs.

--MormonDude(But I am starting to doubt the whole basis of my chosen 'religion'.)