tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post7759929072339669348..comments2023-10-30T04:38:32.153-06:00Comments on Mormon411: Farewell SPAMLDSMormon411http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-36354383457961944692010-03-10T23:55:34.277-07:002010-03-10T23:55:34.277-07:00I did believe it for far too long. Do you know wh...I did believe it for far too long. Do you know where I first lost my testimony? In Sunday school.<br /><br />We were having a lesson and were talking about Jesus walking on water. I had an epiphany that it was all make believe. And while I later tried to shelve that doubt, it was too late.<br /><br />Once you realize that Christianity is no different than any other myth or belief system (the Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-70106359514140852362010-03-10T16:27:04.079-07:002010-03-10T16:27:04.079-07:00I know I haven't posted to this string in a wh...I know I haven't posted to this string in a while. That's my fault. I have enjoyed all the points of view I am seeing here. I have to tell you I left the LDS faith not so much because I was disillusioned by anything I found out about the church or it's lack of credible evidence that it has ANYTHING to do with an actual (read existing) God. I left the faith because I realized that no Exhalted Outcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-9413108609508761672010-03-08T07:28:30.557-07:002010-03-08T07:28:30.557-07:00It's very refreshing to me to see that you are...It's very refreshing to me to see that you are at least open minded to the possibility.<br /><br />The FLDS church believes that the LDS has apostatized because they have separated themselves from several of Joseph Smith's original doctrines.<br /><br />What would you consider to be "compelling evidence"?Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-90710193977619852232010-03-07T23:59:13.216-07:002010-03-07T23:59:13.216-07:00Well, I won't lie to you. It's something t...Well, I won't lie to you. It's something that bugs me about the modern LDS Church too.<br /><br />But I'm not willing to automatically write-off the LDS general authorities just because they aren't entertaining enough.<br /><br />But to this day, I haven't ruled out the possibility of the modern LDS Church having its own period of apostasy.<br /><br />Mind, I don't see Seth R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13769247769345052208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-39155669094523379742010-03-07T20:54:41.156-07:002010-03-07T20:54:41.156-07:00Seth,
As I have thought about your last comment o...Seth,<br /><br />As I have thought about your last comment over the last few days, I realize that I mostly agree with you on this one.<br /><br />You're completely right in that god should not gain converts by using cheap magic tricks.<br /><br />Naturally, there are other things that prophets are supposed to do besides predict the future all day long.<br /><br />Predicting natural disasters Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-26518285971477031412010-03-06T13:29:31.705-07:002010-03-06T13:29:31.705-07:00Very well said, Seth. I completely respect that.Very well said, Seth. I completely respect that.Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-69379333955073640472010-03-06T01:12:39.821-07:002010-03-06T01:12:39.821-07:00The thing is, I would NOT be impressed.
Even if T...The thing is, I would NOT be impressed.<br /><br />Even if Thomas S. Monson were to accurately nail each and EVERY natural disaster for the next ten years, it would not change my opinion about him at all. And I would try to talk you out of it if you expressed a desire to sign back up for Mormonism based on those predictions.<br /><br />So what if Monson can predict the future?<br /><br />What Seth R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13769247769345052208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-76196365535544264192010-03-05T23:18:33.247-07:002010-03-05T23:18:33.247-07:00That's a great question, Seth, and I hadn'...That's a great question, Seth, and I hadn't even thought about it until you asked.<br /><br />To be honest, I would be pretty darn impressed. I'd still be skeptical until he did it time after time with complete accuracy each time.<br /><br />When I began my "quest" out of the church, the lack of Hinckley's warning about the tsunami and Hurricane Katrina was a major Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-85459738964046574002010-03-05T16:07:47.217-07:002010-03-05T16:07:47.217-07:00That's pretty-much the same way I feel about &...That's pretty-much the same way I feel about "predictions" Brian, but I was wondering if Mormon411 was of the same opinion, since he brought up the last two earthquakes as a specific point.Seth R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13769247769345052208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-77489752906764217132010-03-05T15:54:51.534-07:002010-03-05T15:54:51.534-07:00I can tell you what I would make of it. Nothing, j...I can tell you what I would make of it. Nothing, just because someone can predict something (umm Nostradamus, et. al.) doesn't make them any kind of prophet of god or anything else. Psychics have been selling their snake oil for hundreds of years. Are they prophets of god? NO. Neither is "Godfather Monson"Exhalted Outcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-32230083124654029832010-03-05T11:13:20.609-07:002010-03-05T11:13:20.609-07:00I'm kind of curious... what if Thomas Monson d...I'm kind of curious... what if Thomas Monson did stand up in General Conference and predict, say... a massive earthquake in Japan or somewhere? Accurate down to the exact date.<br /><br />What would you make of that?Seth R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13769247769345052208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-40777111193426964612010-03-05T10:29:47.247-07:002010-03-05T10:29:47.247-07:00I would encourage you to read his site. I've ...I would encourage you to read his site. I've put a link to it on the side bar. He will either convince you that the church is true OR he will convince you that he is just an extreme apologist.<br /><br />Best of luck in your search for truth.Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-23482447021806474072010-03-05T08:12:24.933-07:002010-03-05T08:12:24.933-07:00Well said 411,
SPAM sounds like an unreasonable a...Well said 411,<br /><br />SPAM sounds like an unreasonable apologist... But if he's really debunked every Anti-Mormon claim then I should check out his site and get converted to the LDS Church ASAP :PPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10890425371369429491noreply@blogger.com