Blainer wrote: >>> Japan is part of this ring, and has earthquakes so >>> frequently that houses and buildings are built to >>> sustain them with minimal damage.
David Miller wrote: >> Sloppy scholarship. You know full well that >> Japan was not part of what the Book of Mormon >> was talking about. Blainer wrote: > Japan is part of the area known as the "Ring of Fire," where > the Pacific plate meets other continental plates. Any 7th Grade > Geography book will tell you more about this phenomenon. The "Ring of Fire" covers half the continents of the world. You can use it to provide evidence for earthquakes and volcanos in Alaska, Russia, Japan, the Phillipines, Australia, Antartica, the Andes in South America, the Caribbean Islans, Central America, Mt. St. Helens, etc. Bringing up earthquake resistent architecture in Japan to justify comments in the Book of Mormon about earthquakes and volcanic activity is "sloppy scholarship" in my opinion. Why not justify comments about earthquakes in Russia, Australia, or Antartica using the same architeture? David Miller wrote: >> But Mount St. Helen's lasted much more than 3 days, and >> most areas were not at all affected with darkness. Was >> it dark for 3 days at your house when Mt. St. Helen errupted? >> Furthermore, the Book of Mormon says that not even fires >> could not be made for 3 days. I think you either need to go > > with a miraculous viewpoint here, or a natural one, but stick >> with whatever viewpoint you choose. Otherwise, it is impossible >> for us to consider your arguments. Blainer wrote: > Mutually exclusiove events are not necessarily going to be > exactly alike. I was simply stating there were some similarities > in general, which I maintain was the case. It looks to me like you grasp at any similarities to bolster your faith in Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. This is the wrong way to think. People who think this way get deceived by spurious observations, and that's how astrologers, idolaters, and mystic treasure hunters gain confidence in the practice of their arts. Blainer wrote: > I believe there is always a natural explanation for > events described in either the Bible or the BoM. That is sad. Your disbelief in the miracles of the Bible are now being revealed. Is God confined by natural laws, or does he exist outside the natural laws which he created? Blainer wrote: > JS must have been a real "Wizard of Oz" con artist, > to hear you talk. Now you are catching on! Yes, this is exactly how I view Joseph Smith. I've read most every Mormon source I can on him, and that is my conclusion about him. He was a con artist. What do you think of his early occupation as a treasure hunter? Do you think he deceived people by claiming to be able to find buried treasure on their property by looking into a stone placed in his hat? What natural explanation do you have for this behavior of Joe Smith? Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
