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Consider the source: Deseret News. It's likely a subject not because of surprise but because it's a shallow exploration of other faiths.
by drewcoo 4y ago
Consider the source: Deseret News. It's likely a subject not because of surprise but because it's a shallow exploration of other faiths.
- an1sotropy 4y agoindeed, and with LDS sometimes it's even less than an exploration of other faiths, and more about hoping to project their own faith on others' histories. e.g. https://www.science.org/content/article/how-mormon-lawyer-transformed-archaeology-mexico-and-ended-losing-his-faith https://www.science.org/content/article/how-mormon-lawyer-tr...
- cogman10 4y agoSometimes? It's more of an almost always thing. Mormons will try and bend every single ancient american archeological nugget into a faith promoting confirmation of the Book of Mormon narrative. A mezoamerican city buried in the jungle? Obviously a confirmation that zerahelma was real! The foundation of mormonism is confirmation bias.