lets examine the physical evidence for J.S.

Posted by nmutant on July 08, 1998 at 17:37:49:

In Reply to: Conclusion from SWN posted by SWN on July 08, 1998 at 03:36:32:

The gold plates are gone...for whatever reason,
right? What do we have today that can help us
determine the claim of Joseph Smith being an
inspired translator of ancient records. Lets
see......how about the Book of Abraham. It is
in the Church's possession. Thanks to the
Rosetta Stone we know the interpretation thereof
that being egyptian book of breathings and book
of the dead. Don't want to accept that? Okay,
how about another example. MMMMMmmmm. How about
the Kinderhook plates. These were plates purposely
fabricated, artificially aged and burried in the
ground to see if Joseph Smith would come up with
a translation (which he did). A false translation
of course because the characters were gibberish.

Follow Ups:

• so, given his track record... Trixie 17:41:22 7/08/98 (1)
  • spoken like a true apologist ;) (n/t) rpcman 17:58:33 7/08/98 (0)