Jeff Lindsay does
not believe in the teachings of his church's scriptures and prophets.
I invited him to share his views on the size and extent of the alleged flood so
that he could document the historicity of that flood from scholarly sources.
But Jeff will not be able to do that, because there is no evidence that any
such flood which resembles the one spoken of in Genesis, which caused such
notable devastation, ever occurred.
The simple fact is that many ancient cultures lived in the region of the
alleged flood before, during, and after it supposedly occurred, without
disturbing the chain of human progress in the least. That being the case, the
story of Noah and the flood has absolutely no foundation in facts. But since
official LDS doctrine states that the global flood was a literal, historical
event, and that doctrine has been repeated and endorsed by LDS leaders up to
the present time, then that tells us that LDS doctrines and their leaders
cannot be relied upon for any truth.
So, in other words, when Jeff Lindsay tells us that there was no global flood,
contrary to what LDS doctrine and leaders teach, he is just conceding the
obvious. Unfortunately, Jeff does not understand that his position makes him
an apostate, just as Tom Murphy's position that the Book of Mormon is not
historical makes him an apostate. Maybe one day soon we'll read news articles
about Tom Murphy's and Jeff Lindsay's excommunications from the LDS Church.
Randy J.
not believe in the teachings of his church's scriptures and prophets.
I invited him to share his views on the size and extent of the alleged flood so
that he could document the historicity of that flood from scholarly sources.
But Jeff will not be able to do that, because there is no evidence that any
such flood which resembles the one spoken of in Genesis, which caused such
notable devastation, ever occurred.
The simple fact is that many ancient cultures lived in the region of the
alleged flood before, during, and after it supposedly occurred, without
disturbing the chain of human progress in the least. That being the case, the
story of Noah and the flood has absolutely no foundation in facts. But since
official LDS doctrine states that the global flood was a literal, historical
event, and that doctrine has been repeated and endorsed by LDS leaders up to
the present time, then that tells us that LDS doctrines and their leaders
cannot be relied upon for any truth.
So, in other words, when Jeff Lindsay tells us that there was no global flood,
contrary to what LDS doctrine and leaders teach, he is just conceding the
obvious. Unfortunately, Jeff does not understand that his position makes him
an apostate, just as Tom Murphy's position that the Book of Mormon is not
historical makes him an apostate. Maybe one day soon we'll read news articles
about Tom Murphy's and Jeff Lindsay's excommunications from the LDS Church.
Randy J.
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Vanhimmat
http://www.exmormon.org/mormon/mormon200.htm
...ihan järki mieheltä. Olen hänen kanssaan tästä asiasta harvinaisen samaa mieltä.
MAP-kirkossa on niin paljon viralliset ja epäviralliset opit sekaisin, että haitanneeko tuo mittää? Jeff ei usko yleiseen vedenpaisumukseen, joka kattoi koko maapallon ja siinä hän on arkeologian mukaan oikeassa. Toisaalta jotkut kirkon johtavat auktoriteetit opettavat TÄLLÄ HETKELLÄ että kaikki oli veden peitossa. Mutta kuten aina, mormoneilla tässäkin asiassa Jumala voi halutessaan muuttaa mieltään - ja on ehkä jo muuttanutkin: aikaisemmin oli sellainen kaikenkattava tulva, mutta nykyisin sitä ei enää ole ollut.
Helppoa, kun tämän osaa. :-)