The book of abraham was not translated, it was fabricated. The content of the book of mormon may be the most convincing evidence for its claim as a historical record and divine scripture. Smithsonian institution statement on the book of mormon. There is absolutely no archaeological evidence to directly support the book of mormon or the nephites and lamanites, who were supposed to have numbered in the millions. Mar 14, 2020 you can convince god to send the golden plates back down to earth again, then you can take them to a panel of mesoamerican archaeologists and allow them to examine them at length, performing every scientific test on them that they can think of. See richard lloyd anderson, investigating the book of mormon witnesses salt lake city. If the book of mormon is false, joseph smith was not a prophet. The undeniable and simple proof that the book of mormon is false.
If the book can be shown to be a product of the 19th century, the church is then not what it claims to be. Historians view the language patterns, phrases, and names in the book of mormon as evidence that it is not authentic. I think i have proof that mormonism is not true youtube. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american. Let me begin with one very clear and very rational blanket statement. As an active and lifetime member we crave validation, proof that our world and our religion is true. Why arent there any primary sources proving the book of. Mormon beliefs are also shown to contradict both the bible and the book of mormon. Then they quietly shuffle off to try to find some other proof. Lets talk about the golden, brass and other metal plates as described by joseph smith and the book of mormon.
Two of the most prevalent claims for the book of mormon are, there is much archaeological proof to the book of mormon, and the american indians are descendants of israelites who came to america as described in the book of mormon. Cement, alma, bountiful, barley, and elephantsfive examples of things once used to ridicule the book of mormon that have been validated by modern scholars. However, many are not aware of the numerous specific prophecies from joseph which were never fulfilled. Problems with the book of mormon catholic answers catholic. We have actual evidence that joseph smith was lying to mormons when he invented his new scripture the book of abraham. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. No longer can the church claim that the drawings in the bofa are unique or that. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept silent. Replace book of mormon with the bible and smith would have told the truth. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. Despite the efforts of mormons to restore the reliability of the book of abraham, it appears to be a demonstrably false book, errantly translated and misrepresented as scripture by the lds church.
Oliver cowdery, one of the three witnesses of the book of mormon, in 1838 confronted joseph smith with adultery with fanny alger, lying and teaching false doctrines. The book of mormon begins in a wellknown location, jerusalem, in 600 b. The only bible that joseph smith relied on was the king james version. Employing the word cement was cited as anachronistic proof of the book of mormon s fabrication. In the book of mormon there were many accounts of horses being in the united states before europeans began colonizing that part of the world. False prophecies of joseph smith copyright book of mormon.
Lds leaders who admit mormonism isnt true life after. Joseph smith said that the book of mormon was originally an ancient nativeamerican record written on golden plates, and that god gave him the power to translate it into english. Scholars reject smiths explanation of the origin of the book of mormon. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new york state where. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. It is interesting to look at criticisms people made of. Lds are key lds teachings derived from the book of mormon. It might be the funniest thing in the world to me when someone tells me with absolute certainty that the book of mormon isnt true after having admitted never actually reading the book themselves. Mar 09, 2020 from the first vision versions and content, to the reformed egyptian language and the bom itself, to the book of abraham being a funeral text, to the basic nonunderstanding of the trinity, etc. Would it be possible for that boy to understand and include ancient hebrew.
Joseph smith did not bring anything to christianity that was any more weird or difficult to believe than what was already there. No genetic studies have been designed and performed to test the hypothesis that native americans were of lehite descent and that this inheritance is detectable today. Judge lang was a law partner and a good friend of oliver cowdery. Could an uneducated boy come up with 531 pages of ancient scripture on his own. Provides concrete evidence disproving the book of abraham, demonstrating that joseph smith was a false prophet.
For example, critics of mormonism have shown convincing proof that the book of mormon is a synthesis of earlier works written by other men, of the vivid imaginings of joseph smith, and of plagiarisms from the king james bible. How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of mormonism. What proof do you have that the lds mormon church is. The 1st rule of book of mormon evidence there is no. And when they had gone through and hewn down all my people save it were twenty and four of us, among whom was my son moroni and we having survived the dead of our people, did behold on the morrow, when the lamanites had returned unto their camps, from the top of the hill cumorah, the ten thousand of my people who were hewn down, being led in the.
My critique of a logical proof that mormonism, lds church, mormonism, mormonism is false. Is there archaeological evidence for the book of mormon. Serious study of the book of mormon by latterday saints is flourishing today as never before. A popular fairmormon trope is that the plates are an example of a onetime anachronism that has since been vindicated. This is not the case with new world archaeology and the book of.
It had been raining for 5 hours in his camp in tropical. The problem with this claim is that it has been proven false. You say that the book of mormon was written for our day. It undermines the claims of joseph smith related to other allegedly divinely inspired translations, including the book of mormon. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon to be false. When smith desperately needed more money to complete the printing of the book of mormon, his brother hyrum smith suggested to joseph that some men could go to canada and sell the to the book of mormon. Roberts wrote a letter in 1932 citing a few sources for cement work that predated the book of mormon s publication, but this information was highly obscure until the middle of the 20 th century. The book of mormon the keystone of the church is unquestionably the book of mormon. In fact, the first articles criticizing the book of mormon appeared before it was even published. Anderson, personal writings of the book of mormon witnesses, in book of mormon authorship revisited. In the book of mormon there were many accounts of horses being in the united states before europeans began colonizing that part of.
How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of. Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. Dec 23, 2015 the false translation of the book of abraham, therefore, casts serious doubt on the book of mormon as well, forever debilitating josephs claim he was a true, inspired prophet of god. However, while its easy to imagine something that might demonstrate the book of mormon true to all reasonable people say, a stela bearing the name nephi, son of lehi and identifying him having built a temple patterned after one in his homeland across the sea a decisive proof that the book of mormon is false is somewhat harder.
Proof that the book of mormon is true, excerpt from. The biblical prophets pass their own tests, but joseph smith does not. Atop it a fence of timbers was planted and bound together with vines. In an important 2005 article, a respected mesoamerican archaeologist argued that the findings of his discipline are increasingly consistent with. That very arrangement is now well documented archaeologically an ancient american setting for the book of mormon, provo, utah.
Having spent time dialoguing with mormons in the past and studying their beliefs and practices, i gladly invited them in. There are plenty of actual primary sources that prove the book of mormon false. Dear mormons, you dont know the book of mormon is true. In fact, several mormon organizations have been founded in order to prove these very. By contrast, the evidence shows that the book of mormon is not translated from ancient scriptures but is a nineteenthcentury fiction. First, it utterly lacks historical or archaeological support, and there is overwhelming empirical evidence that refutes it. Archaeology, relics and book of mormon belief deseret news. The book of mormon false testament introduction while reading the book of mormon, this socalled other testament of jesus christ, i noticed something very eyeopening, something that gives away the true nature and origin of this book. For almost 200 years now, critics have been scrambling to prove that the book of mormon is nothing but a work of fiction. Archaeology in the old world continues to uncover physical evidence of biblical history. To the many people that sent me info on how dna has proven the book of mormon false this would indeed be a great surprise. False prophecies of the mormon church life after ministry. Disproves mormonism using the bible, mormon scripture, statistical analysis and common sense. If youre ever having doubts about the restoration or about joseph smith, just read the book of mormon and ask your self these 11 questions.
Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. If the book of mormon is true, then joseph smith was a prophet. The book of mormon the book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Joseph smith claimed that the book of mormon is the most correct book on earth, adding that man would become closer to god by following its precepts than by obeying any other book history of the church, vol. The book of mormon theory is actually supported by haplogroup x. The book of first nephi, the first book in the volume, describes the actions of lehi and his family in leaving jerusalem before its destruction, following the counsel of the lord, and wandering through the wilderness for several years before embarking on a transoceanic voyage to somewhere in or near central america. This is a poor question for a serious forum such as quora.
Non mormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. The undeniable and simple proof that the book of mormon is. Archaeological evidence and the book of mormon fairmormon. Supporters of the book of mormon claim it uses chiasmusa figure of speech utilizing inverted parallelismand claim it is evidence to support the books ancient origin. A contemporary mormon view is that these civilizations rose and fell in mesoamerica. The mormon gospelsalvation for nearly everyone except some exmormons, exaltation to godhood for the most faithful and hardworking mormonsis a false gospel, contrary to the new testament gospel of grace. The subtitle to this article read, oldest human genome reveals less of an east asian ancestry than thought. Why you shouldnt ask god if the book of mormon is true. Although most lds scholars have claimed for several decades that the lehites were a small incursion into an existing population, scientists.
Aug 19, 2008 a logical proof that mormonism is false by carm mormonism teaches that god used to be a man on another world and that he became a god this is called exaltation and came to this world with his goddess wife. And thus we see that something once used to demonstrate that the book of mormon was false now proves to be evidence that the book of mormon is true. These claims have historically been taken on faith. The book of mormon tells the story of a family from ancient jerusalem that crossed the ocean and colonized somewhere in the western. I found upon my desk when i returned home this evening and i. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon is false. Proof that the book of mormon is true book of mormon facts. Book of mormon prophecies of christ specific bible prophecies veiled actually nonexistent unless scripture misquoted or prophecies stretched to have two meanings. This must mean that amerindians are not descended from book of mormon peoples, and the book of mormon is false.
Spaldingrigdon theory proves the book of mormon is false. Book of mormon christ is completely accepted in bible he is rejected. Jan 18, 2018 how a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand ended up losing his faith. Ten lies i told as a mormon missionary mormonism research. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. The book of mormon tells the story of a family from ancient jerusalem that crossed the ocean and colonized somewhere in the western hemisphere where they started an entire civilization. When mormon missionaries properly called latter day saints or simply lds come to your door, they will often offer a free copy of the book of mormon and tell you about its author, joseph smith. Smith agreed to ask the lord by looking into the hat in which he placed the seer stone. The criticism of the mormon church is the following. Thomas stuart ferguson lay in his hammock, certain that he had found the promised land.
Dna samples taken from modern american indians show no connection to the dna of the peoples of the middle east. Proof the book of mormon isnt true the book of mormon contradicts the bible and was actually a work of fiction written by joseph smith in the 1800s, who copied much of it from the king james version, trying to make it look like an ancient manuscript. Langs letter, addressed to thomas gregg, of hamilton, illinois, who was the author of the book titled the prophet of palmyra. The book of mormon mentions cities, trade, warfare, towers, and the use of armorall of which did exist in the ancient americasyet their existence has not convinced critics that the book of mormon is an authentic ancient text. There is no way that they can deny it now, well i guess that you could, but that would be crazy. Evidence from history, archaeology, and other fields of study prove that the bible is a collection of ancient writings and confirm much of its historical claims. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical, and reliable rules of faiththe very word of god. Proof that the book of mormon is a fraud christian forums. Second, the book of mormon contains none of the key mormon doctrines. Oaks and maxwell, in their final assessment of evidentiary proof concerning the book of mormon, admitted to us that the arguments for and against the book were equal, with neither side being able to prove whether the book of mormon was true or untrue. The false translation of the book of abraham, therefore, casts serious doubt on the book of mormon as well, forever debilitating josephs claim he was a true, inspired prophet of god. Some group puts together some funding to try to conclusively prove that the book of mormon is false, only to discover supporting evidence for the book of mormon veracity. The book of mormon false testament learn the bible.
Civilizations of their magnitude and duration would be expected to leave extensive archaeological records. Some mormon researchers claim that it is not valid to use genetics to attempt to prove or disprove the historicity of the book of mormon, citing a lack of source genes and the improbability of tracing israelite dna even if present. Many a learned person has asked the same thing about the bible or even the existence of god. A logical proof that mormonism is false by matt slick mormonism teaches that god used to be a man on another world, mormon doctrine by bruce mcconkie, p. Mormonism is false book of mormon notes how deep can. A logical proof that mormonism is false by carm mormonism teaches that god used to be a man on another world and that he became a god this is called exaltation and came to this world with his goddess wife. Excluding the bible and similar writing, can you prove to an atheist or to someone that is agnostic that god exists. There are some serios problems with the book of mormon that the lds church cannot adequately explain. Archaeologists and egyptologists have found no evidence that this language ever existed. Mahaffey, of grantesville, to be in his possession. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept. How to prove that the book of mormon is true quora.
Mormons claim the book of mormon is true because, among other things, despite nearly 180 years of trying, nobody has proven it false. Critics note that there is no physical proof of the existence of golden plates. False prophecies in the book of mormon life after ministry. In fact, several mormon organizations have been founded in order to prove. This is typically used to further the narrative that the list of anachronisms in the book of mormon is growing. Many a learned person has asked the same thing about the bible or. Is this the proof that the book of mormon isnt true. Thousands of mormons left the church as the result of this discovery, while thousands more are completely unaware of this important piece of evidence. The book of mormon describes a ditch being dug around the protected area. Mormon is allegedly a prophethistorian who was the native american believed by mormons to have written the book of mormon the main religious text of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mormonism. Official response of the mormon church to the book of abraham. Its early account of jerusalem just before the babylonian captivity gains in plausibility as research continues to accumulate.
This is important because the latterday saints make such a point about it containing the fullness of the everlasting gospel. Discussion regarding the historicity of the book of mormon often focuses on archaeological issues, some of which relate to the large size and the long time span of the civilizations mentioned in the book. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up in a hill in new york in the early 1800s. Sep 01, 2004 i just wanted to share with you all that there is now solid proof that the book of mormon is a fake. The book of mormon does fit into what we know of the ancient world.
Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. The evidence for smiths prophetic calling from god is damning when we examine who really wrote the bom. Official church response to book of abraham problems. Did i miss the chapters about global warming, polygamy in this life and the next oh yeahit was forbidden, gay people trying their hardest to be active latterday saints, heavenly mother, the president packercondemned movement of feminism, or coping with the church building a 1.
The book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. He was able to become a god because he followed the laws and ordinances of the. The internal evidence indicates that this book was written by an individual who received no new revelations from god, but rather compiled a book that presents a partial and misleading collage of biblical concepts and a mosaic of scriptural words and phrases mixed with false information. Thomas stuart ferguson lay in his hammock, certain that he had found. Disproves lds claims that joseph smith received the book of abraham through revelation and proves that joseph smiths source for his translation was a pagan egyptian text, the book of breathings. A logical proof that mormonism is false by carma cr, grego. Archeological and dna evidence long ago proved that native americans emigrated from east asia. Nonmormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. Book of mormon proved a fraud globedemocrat september 29, 1902. But is there any evidence to support them one way or the other.
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