tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post7545312490607693520..comments2022-11-06T08:32:45.003-07:00Comments on Knowledge Is Not Very Far: Ten Shocking Mormon BeliefsJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983756506523132443noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-36232435282421442192021-04-27T23:52:52.374-06:002021-04-27T23:52:52.374-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Lilian Walehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431235629750898458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-53400720092875068652018-12-15T13:54:39.235-07:002018-12-15T13:54:39.235-07:00Anonymous--
That is a very arrogant & ugly at...Anonymous--<br /><br />That is a very arrogant & ugly attitude.<br /><br /><br />I was raised Mormon & ultimately left that faith--but that does not mean that 1) either you, or I, or ANYONE ELSE can objectively claim that Mormon beliefs are patently false; the TRUTH is that we are all just making our best guesses--hopefully grounded in reason, & intuitive understanding, experience, redwoodrebelgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159857893808070457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-90517703351183427012018-12-15T13:22:48.526-07:002018-12-15T13:22:48.526-07:00Indeed!
I am shocked & bewildered at what the...Indeed!<br /><br />I am shocked & bewildered at what the LDS Church teaches NOW, that varies widely in some big ways from a) things that I was taught AS DOCTRINE when I was growing up as a devout Mormon, in a very devout Mormon family (such as the doctrine that all perfected, heterosexual, Temple-married couples who reach the Celestial Kingdom WILL become Gods & the [plural] wives will redwoodrebelgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159857893808070457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-28816762983809970212017-08-07T14:25:17.999-06:002017-08-07T14:25:17.999-06:00That is true. But it is not just Mormons that bel...That is true. But it is not just Mormons that believe that. I have been to several churches of several denominations. Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist, Methodist, Jehovah's witnesses, etc. Every denomination referenced the mark of Cain at some point. They justify it because it says it in the Bible. Just another bogus story made up to go with the rest of the bogus stories, for the purpose of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-53134311461075997212017-01-08T07:21:16.802-07:002017-01-08T07:21:16.802-07:00False beliefs deserve ridicule. False beliefs deserve ridicule. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-5227181368105641622016-12-08T19:09:23.181-07:002016-12-08T19:09:23.181-07:00Man is not a creation of God... God and gods are t...Man is not a creation of God... God and gods are the creation man to fill in gaps in knowledge. Belief in a supreme being is as primitive today as it was when cave dwellers first saw an eclipse or a comet. Good luck to you allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-20630371670734260652016-11-24T09:45:59.561-07:002016-11-24T09:45:59.561-07:00Better be careful what you trick yourself into bel...Better be careful what you trick yourself into believing. I came out of religion years ago. I definitely wasn't a Mormon but dating one made me realize how pathetic certain if not all religious beliefs are made up folk tales. Believe in yourself and you will eventually find hope. Just because a scripture sounds believable doesn't mean it is. I've found certain scientific beliefs to beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-88530991174427346552016-04-25T21:23:21.316-06:002016-04-25T21:23:21.316-06:00And your proof for this is....what? Exactly. If yo...And your proof for this is....what? Exactly. If you don't believe he is a prophet, then that is fine. Believe what you want. But I know that he WAS a prophet. I believe that he saw God and Jesus Christ. Don't put down other people and their beliefs just because you don't believe the same thing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-53821025265870060412016-04-06T09:12:57.928-06:002016-04-06T09:12:57.928-06:00wow weird beliefs and weird people...
why debate n...wow weird beliefs and weird people...<br />why debate nonsense? if people want to be weird let them! just take everything with a big pinch of salt and believe what you want...<br />I believe that I am the supreme leader of the universe and all hail the mighty swerve!!!<br />to donate to this worthy cause please send money to me.swervenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-3980116268439703692015-09-20T13:43:30.007-06:002015-09-20T13:43:30.007-06:00wasn't the seed of Cain destroyed in the flood...wasn't the seed of Cain destroyed in the flood?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-74241519946028157362015-04-26T21:25:38.878-06:002015-04-26T21:25:38.878-06:00In the Bible, Jesus spoke to the Jews in Jerusalem...In the Bible, Jesus spoke to the Jews in Jerusalem of "other sheep" who would hear his voice. The Book of Mormon claims this meant that the Nephites and other remnants of the lost tribes of Israel throughout the world were to be visited by Jesus after his resurrection. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766753478156748388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-36926470388779762072015-01-14T07:11:51.095-07:002015-01-14T07:11:51.095-07:00I think the second belief (Mormons believe Jesus v...I think the second belief (Mormons believe Jesus visited America after the resurrection) is "shocking" because it shows both a disregard for world history and archaeology, and a deviation from the Biblical account of the brief life of Christ after the resurrection. There is no physical evidence to suggest Jesus visited America: no writings from the time, no cave drawings, no currently Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-12418980678030631862014-05-12T00:08:03.859-06:002014-05-12T00:08:03.859-06:00I agree with the previous statement that science a...I agree with the previous statement that science and spirituality coinside. I just have a problem with science and technology REPLACING GOD. It just like the tower of Babel all over again. The God of the universe the Creator of all things wants a relationship with us. He wants for yes to get to known Him and to PUT OUR TRUST IN HIM AND TO FOLLOW HIM. Why would we need God to heal us when we can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-80888339865089245972013-12-04T10:35:06.684-07:002013-12-04T10:35:06.684-07:00I noticed that in addition to 7, you also skipped ...I noticed that in addition to 7, you also skipped numbers 6, 5 and 3. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-54857022422194219702013-03-23T22:46:41.643-06:002013-03-23T22:46:41.643-06:00Garbage In Garbage Out.
Most People Don't know...Garbage In Garbage Out.<br />Most People Don't know where religious thought fits into the puzzle of existence or the real point of it all. Here's a concept: Science deals with explaining the physical universe, religion deals with explaining the spiritual universe. Some people think they have to pick a side, so they do. However, what if the physical and the spiritual actually co-exist,theyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-82874228726991684152013-03-17T12:01:06.435-06:002013-03-17T12:01:06.435-06:00Joseph Smith was not a prophet. He was an idiot wh...Joseph Smith was not a prophet. He was an idiot who lied constantly. Any person that recognizes him a prophet is wrong. Not debatable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-14231444838242417372012-10-27T17:51:36.836-06:002012-10-27T17:51:36.836-06:00SSSSShhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiisssssshhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!SSSSShhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiisssssshhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-18042368286424300992012-10-25T10:31:57.341-06:002012-10-25T10:31:57.341-06:00I've been a mormon for 22 years (I'm 33), ...I've been a mormon for 22 years (I'm 33), I'm from Chile and am also a returned missionary. I'm a lecturer at SEK university in Santiago, Chile and an LDS religious institute graduate. I've served as a teacher of religion in my stake for many years. This is not LDS doctrine but my personal points of view. I'd like to share them with you:<br /><br />1) I believe dinosaurs Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444441082547990866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-8298744818495300452012-10-24T20:29:37.965-06:002012-10-24T20:29:37.965-06:00What about the basic tenant in the Book of Mormom,...What about the basic tenant in the Book of Mormom, that Jesus was born of God Elohim and The Holy Goddess.. not via immaculate conception and the Virgin Mary?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-46560681280502070422012-06-05T14:32:55.329-06:002012-06-05T14:32:55.329-06:00It's true. I am no longer Mormon, and I view a...It's true. I am no longer Mormon, and I view all religions as having "weird" beliefs, so I'm not saying that LDS are any less valid than any other religious group. That being said, one of the reasons I left the church was because of the "mark of Cain".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-50445103352378970692011-12-30T23:22:22.398-07:002011-12-30T23:22:22.398-07:00I have good friends that are Mormons and share the...I have good friends that are Mormons and share these beliefs. My parents are protestant Christians and believe some pretty scary things. Good people believe what they are taught by their religion, in spite of scientific facts. It is a fact that the earth is well over 7000 or 7 million years; and biological evolution is a fact; dinosaur bones came from dinosaurs - yes on this planet. Facts, yet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-12858007882613096592011-12-12T17:25:52.580-07:002011-12-12T17:25:52.580-07:00Are they really lies? I grew up a Mormon and was t...Are they really lies? I grew up a Mormon and was taught every single one of these. These teachings have become very uncomfortable for modern Mormons, so they have become downplayed or treated as fiction. I will just address one for brevity. The Mormons have long believed that the native Americans and populations of the countries from Mexico south were descendants from the Lamanites. Where did Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-78028217392971694962011-05-28T22:14:58.286-06:002011-05-28T22:14:58.286-06:00I notice that you skipped number 7. "Mormon s...I notice that you skipped number 7. "Mormon scripture teaches that Cain, who killed his brother Abel, was so evil that God \”cursed\” him with black skin, thus creating the African race. In a related belief, though the LDS church has deemed any worthy male to be part of the priesthood, black males were not recognized in this capacity until 1978." Is this one untrue as well. I ask Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-90600475731130265422011-01-04T21:38:05.579-07:002011-01-04T21:38:05.579-07:00Joseph Felding Smith in his three book series &quo...Joseph Felding Smith in his three book series "the Doctrines of Salvation" observes that one possiblity for dinosaurs was that they could have come from donated pieces of other worlds who wanted to participate in the building(creation)of this world because this is the world that the savior would be born on. Another theory is that they(dinosaur bones) are planted by satan to decieve the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840101833629300772.post-17760287919100047252010-09-23T11:37:12.715-06:002010-09-23T11:37:12.715-06:00I am a mormon also. Thanks for the awesome website...I am a mormon also. Thanks for the awesome website.Justin bowmannoreply@blogger.com