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<p>[QUOTE="Arnox, post: 4173, member: 1"]</p><p>- Yep. I copypasta'd it. Although I did say, "quick and dirty" didn't I?</p><p></p><p>- It's not like the problematic passages can't be explained. In fact, it's the opposite. It's that there's too many possible explanations. Too many possible interpretations. Which one is correct? Mine? Yours? Your brother's wife's grandma's?</p><p></p><p>- Well, let's take your religion for example. You've said that JW's think preaching door to door is the most important duty. The LDS think it's important, but don't think it should be completely spent going door to door at all. In fact, you'd probably be surprised how many new members we get through referrals instead.</p><p></p><p>- The Bible is actually awesome when you have the Book of Mormon to clarify some very key points. Sometimes even WHY some things happened in the Bible the way they did. Baptism and the sacrament for example. With the BoM, it becomes what it should have been. Without all the clarification and additions the Book of Mormon gives, it becomes a very serious problem. Furthermore, the Book of Mormon is much easier to read than the Bible. It's easy to understand yet complex and powerful enough to warrant intense study and reading.</p><p></p><p>- The Bible is as it currently is due to translation errors, malicious editing, and general mishandling over the years of its existence.</p><p></p><p>- The Book of Mormon is different from the Bible in terms of transcribing due to it being translated STRAIGHT from the source material by the sheer power of God. Or at least that's our firm belief. It went from symbols on ancient American metal plates straight to common English. Joseph Smith even copied some of the characters from the plates and then the translation for them and then sent them off to an expert for a certificate of authenticity. The first person they went to was actually about to clear it, saying it was a remarkable 1:1 translation, but when he heard who exactly was requesting the certificate, he tore it up purely because he didn't want to be associated with the church.</p><p></p><p>- Define: special protection. If you mean in terms of entropy/editing over time like the Bible, this makes no sense. The Book of Mormon doesn't need protection. You can read the first edition of it freely if you really want to.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And how did you arrive at these conclusions?</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Arnox, post: 4173, member: 1"] - Yep. I copypasta'd it. Although I did say, "quick and dirty" didn't I? - It's not like the problematic passages can't be explained. In fact, it's the opposite. It's that there's too many possible explanations. Too many possible interpretations. Which one is correct? Mine? Yours? Your brother's wife's grandma's? - Well, let's take your religion for example. You've said that JW's think preaching door to door is the most important duty. The LDS think it's important, but don't think it should be completely spent going door to door at all. In fact, you'd probably be surprised how many new members we get through referrals instead. - The Bible is actually awesome when you have the Book of Mormon to clarify some very key points. Sometimes even WHY some things happened in the Bible the way they did. Baptism and the sacrament for example. With the BoM, it becomes what it should have been. Without all the clarification and additions the Book of Mormon gives, it becomes a very serious problem. Furthermore, the Book of Mormon is much easier to read than the Bible. It's easy to understand yet complex and powerful enough to warrant intense study and reading. - The Bible is as it currently is due to translation errors, malicious editing, and general mishandling over the years of its existence. - The Book of Mormon is different from the Bible in terms of transcribing due to it being translated STRAIGHT from the source material by the sheer power of God. Or at least that's our firm belief. It went from symbols on ancient American metal plates straight to common English. Joseph Smith even copied some of the characters from the plates and then the translation for them and then sent them off to an expert for a certificate of authenticity. The first person they went to was actually about to clear it, saying it was a remarkable 1:1 translation, but when he heard who exactly was requesting the certificate, he tore it up purely because he didn't want to be associated with the church. - Define: special protection. If you mean in terms of entropy/editing over time like the Bible, this makes no sense. The Book of Mormon doesn't need protection. You can read the first edition of it freely if you really want to. And how did you arrive at these conclusions? [/QUOTE]
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