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> arguments against Book of Mormon discovery given calculations showed it was over 1,000lbs [citation needed] This document catalogs historical statements abo

by bruckie 11y ago

> arguments against Book of Mormon discovery given calculations showed it was over 1,000lbs [citation needed] This document catalogs historical statements about the physical characteristics of the Book of Mormon: https://ojs.lib.byu.edu/spc/index.php/JBMRS/article/download/19917/18482 https://ojs.lib.byu.edu/spc/index.php/JBMRS/article/download... Summary: even if it were a solid block of pure gold, it would only weigh ~200 lbs. However, there's no strong historical evidence that it was pure gold, only golden in color. A plausible golden-colored alloy would end up at around ~60 lbs, which is consistent with historical claims about its weight. See the sidebar on page 21 for details.

nickpsecurity 11y ago
Oops, you got me: another memory failure. Thanks for the catch. Yeah, a guy with a limp outrunning or fighting attackers carrying a book that weighs 200lbs. The 60lbs part is his and apologists "alloy" BS that's rejected by the book itself in Mosiah 8:9 where it says the plates are pure gold. So, it looks like a stretch unless the book is wrong.
- bruckie 11y ago
  [citation needed], again. Mosiah 8:9 is about a different set of plates that part of the Book of Mormon was abridged from: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Ether#Provenance https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Ether#Provenance My goal isn't to "get you"; I just don't want incorrect information passed off as truth. You clearly think the Book of Mormon is bogus. That's fine, but please use better researched arguments against it. Anyway, I'm going to drop this thread here, since a post about Paul Le Roux if the wrong place to have this discussion.
  - nickpsecurity 11y ago
    It's possible the original source was bad on that one. I'll drop it for now until I revisit the evidence. Or dfop it entirely as it wasn't a critical claim to begin with.

by bruckie 11y ago

nickpsecurity 11y ago

Oops, you got me: another memory failure. Thanks for the catch. Yeah, a guy with a limp outrunning or fighting attackers carrying a book that weighs 200lbs. The 60lbs part is his and apologists "alloy" BS that's rejected by the book itself in Mosiah 8:9 where it says the plates are pure gold. So, it looks like a stretch unless the book is wrong.

bruckie 11y ago
[citation needed], again. Mosiah 8:9 is about a different set of plates that part of the Book of Mormon was abridged from: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Ether#Provenance https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Ether#Provenance My goal isn't to "get you"; I just don't want incorrect information passed off as truth. You clearly think the Book of Mormon is bogus. That's fine, but please use better researched arguments against it. Anyway, I'm going to drop this thread here, since a post about Paul Le Roux if the wrong place to have this discussion.
- nickpsecurity 11y ago
  It's possible the original source was bad on that one. I'll drop it for now until I revisit the evidence. Or dfop it entirely as it wasn't a critical claim to begin with.