I've been rather perplexed with some statements from Latter Day Saint apologists. In essence, they site the revisions to the revelations of Joseph Smith, (and in many cases, multiple revisions) as PROOF of their accuracy, and their being voiced by God.
It puzzles me, what kind of God are they implying inspired these revelations that NOT A SINGLE ONE was delivered correctly in the first place, and MANY were not correct till the THIRD revision ??
Other religions might bristle at the implied (choose one) idiocy/random motivations/vapid vacuousness of such a god, but the Mormons feel it clinches their belief.
Also, many of these revelations were announced upon their release of their FIRST VERSION by their revelator, Joseph Smith, as being perfectly, accurately and completely received.
'Mental gymnastics' does not come even close to describing what is going on in the heads of these apologists.
It puzzles me, what kind of God are they implying inspired these revelations that NOT A SINGLE ONE was delivered correctly in the first place, and MANY were not correct till the THIRD revision ??
Other religions might bristle at the implied (choose one) idiocy/random motivations/vapid vacuousness of such a god, but the Mormons feel it clinches their belief.
Also, many of these revelations were announced upon their release of their FIRST VERSION by their revelator, Joseph Smith, as being perfectly, accurately and completely received.
'Mental gymnastics' does not come even close to describing what is going on in the heads of these apologists.
