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Thank you. I agree, but also disagree. When we get down to religious texts as the Bible in a "scientific" arena, we lose some that would be our allies. Intelligent design takes no stance on religious texts and makes its arguments using purely scientific and empirical data. ID makes no...

There are many problems that I see with the theory of Evolution that I have found. One is known as "Irreducible Complexity." According to the theory of Evolution as an organism progressed to more complexity each lower complexity was completely sustainable. But we find organism that are very...

I have been absent from this message board for a few weeks, but I have been reading and leaning about Intelligent Design vs. Evolution and was curious about what those here thought about the debate. Where do you fall as a LDS Christian or a non-LDS Christian. Do you accept Evolution as a...

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. Doc ~

Sorry Rufus and others. I will likely not be posting on this board for a few days. Yesterday my father passed away and I am busy with family and friends. Doc ~

See my post above to Jason. I think you doth protest too much. Doc ~

I plan on elaborating. But I was hoping first to see why others here felt they were the same. Perhaps I can give a few clues at difference I see. First if you look at the word that is translated in the KJV as disputed you find the Greek word syzētēsis which would be better...

Your making assumptions that are incorrect. I don't think that Acts 15 (which I have read many times) is analogous to the councils of say the 4th century. Doc ~

Before I comment, would either you or Barry or anyone else that would care to, please show us how what took place in Acts 15 compares and contrasts with what took place in the councils that followed. Thanks Doc ~

I would assume for the same reason I have come to that conclusion. Read the history. Again, it does not take above average intelligence to come to that conclusion. You just have to read the history. I don't see anywhere in the Bible where the apostles gathered together and argued over a...

That is what I say. ;) Sorry I must have missed them. What 2 books? Do you have links to them? Doc ~

Interesting evaluation. I admit that I don't have any expertise in literature, but I have read literary experts who have argued persuasively that one of the strong evidences of the authenticity of the Book of Mormon is that it interweaves dozens of complex stories and patterns with an uncanny...

And Jason thought that he came late to the discussion....:) Just wanted to reply to this comparison, that of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon with the writings of Tolkien. We need to remember that Lord of the Rings, for example, was produced over a period of about 30 years by a man with...

Hi, theExMormon, Yes it would be, if it were true. But it cannot be if you believe the revelations that were received by the Prophet Joseph Smith. You see the Lord, once he had established his Church and Kingdom again on the earth would not go outside of that Church and Kingdom to do such a...

By receiving God's authority through Peter, James and John. Doc ~

Hi, New Dawn, As I pointed out in my previous post, in the LDS Doctrine and Covenants in section 43 the Lord explained that those to whom he ordained to receive revelations for the Church would "come in at the gate." I understand that to mean that the Lord has an established pattern. Those...

I don't suppose that Mr. Vessel is visiting this sight any longer, but I felt to respond to his some of his statements above. I too believe that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God and because of that belief and my belief that the revelations received by Joseph were from God, that I cannot accept...

Sorry for the intrusion theMormon. Let me just say that the problem here is the various understanding of the terms monotheist and polytheist. Any discussion with Jews or Muslims will quickly demonstrate no Christian is, strictly speaking, a monotheist. While you may disagree with them...it...

Yes, beware of "areligious orginazations" Doc ~

I too am saddened by his death. Even though I disagreed with them, my prayers are with Sandra. Doc ~