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You're right. I can't prove that the plates were used in the translation process. I suppose I ought to say...to clarify...that I can't see any reason why they couldn't have been used during the translation process. The fact that they weren't sitting right next to Joseph the whole time translation w...

Those who crave themselves being the smartest are at the same time aware enough that, IF God made all things, their desire to be the smartest guy on the block is not just denied, it is crushed to powder and totally blown away. This explains how they revel in blasphemy and rather than simply be cont...

https://pics.me.me/atheist-republic-com-i-would-challenge-anyone-here-to-think-of-26595362.png I think that science doesn't have an adequate answer to the question of whether or not there is life after death. Religion promotes/teaches that there is. I would take the religious answer over the inadeq...

After a while, sitting on the bottom shelf almost feels the best place to be. There’s comfort in the confirmation that there are only a**holes above you.

I will share what I believe happens when this mortal body dies. If others wish to do the same we can ask questions about our various beliefs. I believe we are connected to a higher mind while we are living in this mortal world. I believe there is a veil separating us from our memories in order to m...

"The American Society of Clinical Oncology, which represents many of the nation’s top cancer doctors, is calling attention to the ties between alcohol and cancer. In a statement published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the group cites evidence that even light drinking can slightl...

With that said, did leaving religion change your ethics? I considered myself ethical when I was religious......but I was not accountable for a good number of those years. Either I was too young to be considered ethical/unethical (or does pulling wings off mosquitos count), and then I was baptised a...

Herbal teas have always been OK. Any tea other than herbal tea is off limits. Yes, but CFR is what the OP is asking for. It's a folk myth, word of mouth, parent to child teaching that came from WHERE? I have relatives with temple recommends and who have done temple missions, who drink green tea wit...

I don't believe it's a thinking thing, it's a feeling and identity thing. Ideas and facts are not the fabric of the Mormon life, relationships are. Kind of like many other religions and groups. With my 20/20 hindsight, my former beliefs in Mormonism are bordering on psychosis, which by definition, ...

Can anyone expand on the referenced "Northern rebellion"? I wish I could fill in the details and I was there. The Norrland Rebellion happened during my mission time and was based around the extreme saleman pressure techniques forced on swedish missionaries. The MP required that each missi...