RE: Free Will, Decision making and religion
March 16, 2015 at 12:08 am
(This post was last modified: March 16, 2015 at 12:09 am by vorlon13.)
Illustrative, perhaps the best one in LDS regarding decision making, is the account of Joseph Smith's first visitation.
During his ministry, Joe dictated 2 (at least) different accounts of the first visitation, and approved publication of at least one if not more conflicting accounts, and, IN HIS OWN HANDWRITING, penned another differing account.
For some reason, (heh, heh, I typed 'reason' in regards to the Mormon hierarchy) Mormon admins have deemed absolute belief in one of the versions a requirement in regards to their faith, and believing in the wrong version is an excommunicable offense.
The account Joseph Smith wrote HIMSELF, is NOT the 'approved' version.
(Let that sink in for a minute)
Yes, in Joseph Smith's church, if you profess belief in HIS account of the first visitation, recorded for posterity in HIS OWN HANDWRITING, you will be kicked out of his church.
How does any kind of decision making process in an organization get that FUCKED up ???
Really, I want to know.
During his ministry, Joe dictated 2 (at least) different accounts of the first visitation, and approved publication of at least one if not more conflicting accounts, and, IN HIS OWN HANDWRITING, penned another differing account.
For some reason, (heh, heh, I typed 'reason' in regards to the Mormon hierarchy) Mormon admins have deemed absolute belief in one of the versions a requirement in regards to their faith, and believing in the wrong version is an excommunicable offense.
The account Joseph Smith wrote HIMSELF, is NOT the 'approved' version.
(Let that sink in for a minute)
Yes, in Joseph Smith's church, if you profess belief in HIS account of the first visitation, recorded for posterity in HIS OWN HANDWRITING, you will be kicked out of his church.
How does any kind of decision making process in an organization get that FUCKED up ???
Really, I want to know.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
