“If humans had incontrovertible secular evidence for the existence of God, they would be unable to freely choose whether or not to accept God.”
Need anyone explain how absurd this statement is?
Well, this is very convenient for Mr. Ash. If someone criticizes the quality of the proof, then the problem is with the critic, not the proof.
Maybe Mormons should consider the converse of Mr. Ash's statement. They accept this tripe as evidence because they are so desperate to prove the BOM true that they are not critical enough.
“Beware of FALSE prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing,
but inwardly they are RAVENING wolves ... For such are FALSE apostles,
DECEITFUL workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.”
Jesus Christ, Matthew 7:15, The Apostle Paul, II Corinthians 11:13
It sure is. An ancient culture that supposedly had numerous cities and battles and etc. should have at least a shred of something to back it up archeologically. Ancient cultures inevitably leave things behind. Tons of ancient stuff has been found or dug up from ancient Babylonian, Israelite, Assyrian, Aztec, Olmec, Chinese, Brittanic, Celtic, and etc. culture(s). If all the stuff in the Book of Mormon is true, then why not even a shred of archeological evidence to back it up? This is a reasonable question to ask.
The big question is not why anyone would reject the Book of Mormon. The big question is how anyone could possibly accept it.
In other words, the writer is saying that proof doesn't matter. "We have no proof, but hey, proof is not important anyway." Lol. Lame Dodge Attempt.
Stupider words have never been spoken.
While there are evidences that support religious convictions, there are no intellectually decisive proofs
For me it is a decisive lack of proof. The events of the BOM are huge. Huge civilizations, wars, animals, crops, armor, events. But there is no evidence of them ever having existed especially not near where the BOM claims.
One can doubt Christianity, but not Jerusalem, the Roman Empire, Galilee and on and on. If all these places and events in the Bible had the same lack of evidence as to their very existence, I would not be a Christian.
thanks for your post.
PD, http://www.watchman.org/lds/bomarch.htm ... "Despite all of F.A.R.M.S., and other similar organizations, attempts, the facts set forth by archaeologists continue to discredit the validity of the Book of Mormon. It is thus not surprising that in the final analysis, F.A.R.M.S. must admit, "However, proof of the Book of Mormon remains in the spiritual domain," (1988-1989 Catalogue, p. 1)." Thanks for making these posts for everyone to see the complete craziness of Mormonism. No one will ever vote for any politician that believes in Mormonism after reading the stuff you post here. Their judgment is questionable.