(February 9, 2015 at 1:56 pm)TheMessiah Wrote: I've thought of this scenario, and I'm just interested to hear out different thoughts. It sounds a bit strange, but I am genuinely interested so hear me out.
Imagine there was something which could take you back in time so you could observe the formation of any of the religions in the world today or 'dead' religions (e.g. Christianity, Islam, Judaism etc) and you'd be an unseen observer, nobody else can see you and you do not interact with these figures, just observe, which religion would you want to see?
Would you want to see the formation of Christianity from the time of Jesus? Or the inception of Islam from Mohammed? Etc. You can only pick one.
Most likely, all one would see would be quite boring, like some guy writing a book of fiction. If you enjoy watching people write, you might also enjoy watching paint dry.
Imagine watching Joseph Smith writing his nonsense, or any of the Bible authors writing their drivel. It would be tedious in the extreme.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
