Stephen Smoot's Vendetta

[Gadianton]

What is Boylan's claim based on, does he say?

Does he know Richard in real life?

Sounds like a prime situation for DCP-like deniability if Boylan isn't able to say he knows Richard personally in real life. If it comes out that it was Smoot all along, he can just say it wasn't a matter he'd ever delved deeply into and had always spoken only to the best of his knowledge. But until then, promote the claim as if it is 100% factual; something many credible people know about.

[Doctor Scratch]

What is Boylan's claim based on, does he say?

Does he know Richard in real life?

Sounds like a prime situation for DCP-like deniability if Boylan isn't able to say he knows Richard personally in real life. If it comes out that it was Smoot all along, he can just say it wasn't a matter he'd ever delved deeply into and had always spoken only to the best of his knowledge. But until then, promote the claim as if it is 100% factual; something many credible people know about.

You raise some important points here, Dr. Robbers. *Does* Boylan personally know Richard? At this point, the best outcome for the Mopologists is that there really is a Black Latter-day Saint apologist named Richard Nygren who runs the "Neville-Neville Land" blog. Because if this turns out to be a lie, then not only will it be yet another act of Mopologetic dishonesty, but it will have the added problem of being a sort of Mopologetic "minstrelsy," where they pretended to be Black in order to escape criticism.

It really shouldn't be that hard to locate Nygren, if he exists. Dr. Peterson claimed to know the person who was operating "Neville-Neville Land," for example.

[Gadianton]

And Doctor Scratch becomes the latest victim. "Peter Pan" accuses Professor Scratch of not knowing his real identity. But much like his Limited Geography theory, this is an unfalsifiable claim.

[Everybody Wang Chung]

And Doctor Scratch becomes the latest victim. "Peter Pan" accuses Professor Scratch of not knowing his real identity. But much like his Limited Geography theory, this is an unfalsifiable claim.

I'll defer to Dr. Scratch, but there are only a few people I know who frequently use the terms "gadfly" and "blowhard." One of them is Stephen Smoot and the other is Daniel C. Peterson.

[drumdude]

This is the first and last time I’ll mention “Doctor Scratch.” His pompous posts are worth less than the time I’ve already given them.

Where have we heard this before?

[doubtingthomas]

This is the first and last time I’ll mention “Doctor Scratch.” His pompous posts are worth less than the time I’ve already given them.

Where have we heard this before?

I guess Peter has more important things to do. Or does he?

[Philo Sofee]

This is the first and last time I’ll mention “Doctor Scratch.” His pompous posts are worth less than the time I’ve already given them.

Where have we heard this before?

Well, while Peterson was trying to play checkers with Scratch while it was supposed to be chess, perhaps Neville thinks they are playing Parcheesi?

[drumdude]

Who is the intended audience for these blogs?


The 3-4 regular posters that comment on SeN?

[Doctor Scratch]

I could be mistaken, but it appears that Boylan is attempting to profit off of his apologetics. He apparently has a Patreon account where “fans” (?!?) can sign up for “exclusive” Mopologetic content. Quite intriguing!

[Doctor Scratch]

Who is the intended audience for these blogs?


The 3-4 regular posters that comment on SeN?

There has always been a network of Mopologists who have an obsessive need to pick fights with people. In the past, their attacks were mainly aimed at EV critics like James White and Walter Martin, along with anti-Mormon critics like Ed Decker.

It’s really striking that we’ve now reached the point where somebody like Smoot is running an openly anti-Mormon blog like “Neville-Neville Land” which is devoted to tearing down the Heartlanders’ faith, with Dan Peterson egging him on.

That is the primary audience, though: it’s that cadre of Mopologists who enjoy tearing into people.