Either a thing is true OR it is not. Personal faith has no bearing on the truthfulness of something. Either Jesus died and rose again on the third day OR He did not.
The Book of Mormon was EITHER inspired by God OR it was not. Joseph Smith was EITHER a prophet OR he was not. There is no gray area when we speak of absolute truth.
In complete agreement here. I am reminded of my 23 year old grand son, who lies with alarming regularity even when the truth would suffice. If he told me it was raining outside, I'd have a looksee out the window before searching for my bumbershoot, yet my wife continues to believe him. That's blind faith and that kind of faith in the presence of overwhelming evidence that he is a liar is insanity.
She wants what he says to be true so much that she believes what he says and is disappointed time after time.
I see Mormons in the same manner, I've read all these "mormon" threads and even before joining FR, I had studied Mormonism and it's all a crock, no matter how much the defenders want it to be true. Joeseph Smith lied and souls died. Not in a literal sense because I believe that the soul never dies. But dead never the less. If one can discover but one Joseph Smith lie, how is he to be believed about anything? There is more than one lie to be found in his writings. He was a liar period.
*** I am reminded of my 23 year old grand son, who lies with alarming regularity even when the truth would suffice. If he told me it was raining outside, I’d have a looksee out the window before searching for my bumbershoot,***
Didn’t someone in the 1830’s say the same thing about Joseph Smith? If he told them their house was on fire they would have to go out and see the smoke before they would believe him.
I have only heard this. I have no backup.