LOL...I knew if i wrote that that someone would jump on it. lol. I dont mind the question at all. I've often wondered the same thing, but in regards to the women who killed all her children because god told her to do it. People in the church would declare that that women was nuts but then that very same sunday we'd discuss the righteous act of Abraham who was about to kill his kid and i'd wonder, "really?" One women actually said, "I bet that was a wonderful bonding experience for them." I was incredulous and even said out loud, "Are you serious?!" But back to the magic underwear....
There are many types of metrics used to measure if one is 'off their rock' in the church. The metric used in the church to measure if one is of their rock in regard to the underwear is church doctrine. There was nothing in doctrine ascribing magical powers to the underwear. Doctrine confirmed a 'protective' role but it was a banal role as I mentioned earlier. The individual who claims they are "magic," or protective beyond what is stated in doctrine, is condemned by most mormons because their belief was outside church doctrine. We can condemn the individual because they were not following the doctrine of the group.
But what about doctrine that is actually quite magical in nature. For example, Joseph Smith used a "seeing eye" stone and breastplate in order to translate the book or mormon. The book was written in an unknown language but if joseph looked through this stone while wearing the plate then he could translate the book. No one else could do this and he had to be on the other side of a veil or it also wouldnt work. If one is a mormon then the obvious deceit is therefore discarded and one is left to consider only the "magical" nature of the act. The explanation is quite simple - it is a science that is beyond our understanding. No, i'm not kidding you. It is believed to be a science beyond our understanding.
There's also another metric used to measure acts carried out by members who believe god told them to do something. That's too complicated for now.
There are many types of metrics used to measure if one is 'off their rock' in the church. The metric used in the church to measure if one is of their rock in regard to the underwear is church doctrine. There was nothing in doctrine ascribing magical powers to the underwear. Doctrine confirmed a 'protective' role but it was a banal role as I mentioned earlier. The individual who claims they are "magic," or protective beyond what is stated in doctrine, is condemned by most mormons because their belief was outside church doctrine. We can condemn the individual because they were not following the doctrine of the group.
But what about doctrine that is actually quite magical in nature. For example, Joseph Smith used a "seeing eye" stone and breastplate in order to translate the book or mormon. The book was written in an unknown language but if joseph looked through this stone while wearing the plate then he could translate the book. No one else could do this and he had to be on the other side of a veil or it also wouldnt work. If one is a mormon then the obvious deceit is therefore discarded and one is left to consider only the "magical" nature of the act. The explanation is quite simple - it is a science that is beyond our understanding. No, i'm not kidding you. It is believed to be a science beyond our understanding.
There's also another metric used to measure acts carried out by members who believe god told them to do something. That's too complicated for now.
