Comments on: Ten Mormon Science Issues http://www.bloggernacle.org/ten-mormon-science-issues/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:10:36 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: David http://www.bloggernacle.org/ten-mormon-science-issues/#comment-10187 David Thu, 07 Sep 2006 07:16:24 +0000 http://bt.splendidsun.com/?p=17#comment-10187 I find it strange that a one man white Nephite show would survive the perils of geography and potentially violent Indian tribes and make his way up to what we now call upper state New York to deposit the gold tablets. That Smith introduced horses, swords and other questionable items as well as attempt to make the English of the BofM match the Old English of the King James version when that wasnt the way English was spoken in 1830. Couple all that with the latest DNA controversy and we have many unanswerable questions. I think the book should include some disclaimers so that those of true Native American ancestry arent lead to believe that they are of Israelite lineage. Its bad enough that so many have died and have had their cultures decimated by our ruthless colonizing and in the name of Christianity. Its painful but we have to start somewhere and rebuild the truth based upon today's known and undisputable facts. I find it strange that a one man white Nephite show would survive the perils of geography and potentially violent Indian tribes and make his way up to what we now call upper state New York to deposit the gold tablets. That Smith introduced horses, swords and other questionable items as well as attempt to make the English of the BofM match the Old English of the King James version when that wasnt the way English was spoken in 1830. Couple all that with the latest DNA controversy and we have many unanswerable questions.

I think the book should include some disclaimers so that those of true Native American ancestry arent lead to believe that they are of Israelite lineage. Its bad enough that so many have died and have had their cultures decimated by our ruthless colonizing and in the name of Christianity. Its painful but we have to start somewhere and rebuild the truth based upon today’s known and undisputable facts.

]]> By: Clark Goble http://www.bloggernacle.org/ten-mormon-science-issues/#comment-10184 Clark Goble Thu, 07 Sep 2006 02:00:43 +0000 http://bt.splendidsun.com/?p=17#comment-10184 Jake, most scholarly Mormons believe that the Lehites were a small group that merged with the millions of indigenous peoples. Jake, most scholarly Mormons believe that the Lehites were a small group that merged with the millions of indigenous peoples.

]]> By: Jake http://www.bloggernacle.org/ten-mormon-science-issues/#comment-10183 Jake Thu, 07 Sep 2006 01:43:09 +0000 http://bt.splendidsun.com/?p=17#comment-10183 My understanding is that the BofM claims the Native Americans are desecdants of a displaced family from Jerusalem around 600BC. How can one family populate two whole continents in 2600 years? And what are we to make of the more than 10,000 year archeological record of Native Americans found trhoughout North and South America? Also, all your questions assume the reader believes in some supernatural entity controling everything, maybe we should get to the real underlying issue, the existence of "god." My understanding is that the BofM claims the Native Americans are desecdants of a displaced family from Jerusalem around 600BC. How can one family populate two whole continents in 2600 years? And what are we to make of the more than 10,000 year archeological record of Native Americans found trhoughout North and South America? Also, all your questions assume the reader believes in some supernatural entity controling everything, maybe we should get to the real underlying issue, the existence of “god.”

]]> By: Dave http://www.bloggernacle.org/ten-mormon-science-issues/#comment-84 Dave Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://bt.splendidsun.com/?p=17#comment-84 Clark, I'm looking forward to hearing about "quantum religion." Maybe that's where we progress down the path of salvation in very, very tiny steps. A discussion of religious ways of knowing versus scientific ways of knowing also promises to be enlightening. Clark, I’m looking forward to hearing about “quantum religion.” Maybe that’s where we progress down the path of salvation in very, very tiny steps. A discussion of religious ways of knowing versus scientific ways of knowing also promises to be enlightening.

]]> By: William Morris http://www.bloggernacle.org/ten-mormon-science-issues/#comment-85 William Morris Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://bt.splendidsun.com/?p=17#comment-85 Clark: This is great. Are you going to deal with 'mind' in your No. 2, or is that going to be yet another topic? Clark:

This is great. Are you going to deal with ‘mind’ in your No. 2, or is that going to be yet another topic?

]]> By: Steve (FSF) http://www.bloggernacle.org/ten-mormon-science-issues/#comment-86 Steve (FSF) Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://bt.splendidsun.com/?p=17#comment-86 Great list. Question #7 is a joke, right? How can the almighty be constrained by anything, especially his own creation? I recall a portion of the BofM, that "constrains" G-d, but, I always discounted that as one BofM contributor's limited understanding ("Mistakes" like that make the BofM much it more authentic to me). I want to produce an endowment based on the Matrix trilogy, comments to this post should provide excellent material. Great list. Question #7 is a joke, right? How can the almighty be constrained by anything, especially his own creation? I recall a portion of the BofM, that “constrains” G-d, but, I always discounted that as one BofM contributor’s limited understanding (“Mistakes” like that make the BofM much it more authentic to me). I want to produce an endowment based on the Matrix trilogy, comments to this post should provide excellent material.

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