There are Christians who believe God parted the Red Sea, flooded the earth while sparing one ark, & provided a Savior to redeem all mankind from death—who also think it’s crazy that an ancient civilization buried their sacred scriptures & God sent a young man to unearth it... https://twitter.com/HannaSeariac/status/1344377648420696067

Some believe demons can talk thru a board game, but not that God can translate with stones. Aliens, ghosts, cursed objects, haunted houses, dark power, deals w/ the devil: believable. Divine species, holy spirits, blessed objects, sacred places, Priesthood, covenants: ridiculous.

Is this sound logic? How does one arrive at such a paradoxical opinion? C.S. Lewis said, “All that we call human history is the long, terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.”

Anyone determined enough to deflect moral responsibility will deny faith, but is actually willing to believe or worship anything, break any law & commit to any manner of willful blindness, to avoid admitting that an Authority exists to whom he is morally accountable.

Absolutes exist. Natural law will have its demands met. Before you believe a man who calls God impossible, examine what he worships instead.

Before you excuse the plausibility of gold plates, angels, and modern miracles, compare it to the plausibility of the Christian worldview you already hold. Is it really so impossible, or is it just a little scary that God might compel you to change?

It’s okay to think, “I’m not ready for that, I haven’t arrived at a place that I can fully consider it.” But don’t deceive yourself that the material before you contradicts God’s will, methods, or evidential history.

Constructive discussion begins with intellectual honesty. If you believe in God, His Divine Son, & the canonized Christian Bible, then The Book of Mormon is historically possible & its doctrine is theologically sound. Is it true? That is the relevant question.

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