Interesting but...gemmintheruffSeptember 5 2003, 04:55:38 UTC
1. According to Oliver Hunington, Joseph Smith taught that people lived on the moon.
Heard about this one, but are you sure which moon to which they referred? Just asking because I heard only a rumor of this one.
2. God lives on Kolob.
Explanation: Kolob is the name of the planet where the Mormon God resides (Abraham 3:2-4). According to the book of Abraham, one day in Kolob is equal to a thousand days on earth.
This could actually be true according to scientific principoles. If we all lived in one place or "planet before mortality, it would have to be huge to house the trillions of spirits we speculate existed then. If so, it could truly take quite a while to rotate, making 1000 years (to us) to one of its days. Also, if it is located at the center of a galaxy (which is my personal belief), the gravity there could have something to do with the time necessary to rotate. I think Einstein's theory of relativity also comes in here somewhere. However, doesn't Venus take 243 years to rotate? Why should it be so surprising
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Re: Interesting but...fadedhappinessSeptember 5 2003, 05:35:09 UTC
to conclude with the multpiple G-d thing. Heavenly Father loves us, so much. Why wouldn't he want us to grow up to be like him, if not succeed past him. Thats what Fathers who are loving, wish for there children..
Re: Interesting but...gemmintheruffSeptember 5 2003, 07:03:41 UTC
Oh, that is so beautiful! Do you mind if I use that? I don't think we'll ever pass Father since he becomes Grandfather when we become Parents, but I love the idea!
Re: Interesting but...hairyareolasSeptember 8 2003, 11:34:24 UTC
You may be able to make your own list of reasons why you are or aren't a certain religion, these are just my reasons for not being mormon. I certainly don't think there is one perfect religion out there and we can't comprehend God because he is infinite and we are finite. I'm just saying that I personally do not believe in the Mormon claims.
Re: Interesting but...gemmintheruffSeptember 8 2003, 11:42:48 UTC
I understand that, but when you post in a public forum such as this, you are informing (in this case misinforming) a wide range of people.
You are certainly entitled to believe what you will, but the reasons you gave were flimsy and poorly researched at best, and in no ways representative of the core beliefs of the religion. By no means am I saying that you have to believe as I do, but I could use much of the same criteria you've got listed here to disprove the Bible.
But I completely agree that there is a lot we can't comprehend about God. I may be finite now, but when I get to stand before Him, I got a lot a questions for Him to answer! ;-)
Heard about this one, but are you sure which moon to which they referred? Just asking because I heard only a rumor of this one.
2. God lives on Kolob.
Explanation: Kolob is the name of the planet where the Mormon God resides (Abraham 3:2-4). According to the book of Abraham, one day in Kolob is equal to a thousand days on earth.
This could actually be true according to scientific principoles. If we all lived in one place or "planet before mortality, it would have to be huge to house the trillions of spirits we speculate existed then. If so, it could truly take quite a while to rotate, making 1000 years (to us) to one of its days. Also, if it is located at the center of a galaxy (which is my personal belief), the gravity there could have something to do with the time necessary to rotate. I think Einstein's theory of relativity also comes in here somewhere. However, doesn't Venus take 243 years to rotate? Why should it be so surprising ( ... )
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You are certainly entitled to believe what you will, but the reasons you gave were flimsy and poorly researched at best, and in no ways representative of the core beliefs of the religion. By no means am I saying that you have to believe as I do, but I could use much of the same criteria you've got listed here to disprove the Bible.
But I completely agree that there is a lot we can't comprehend about God. I may be finite now, but when I get to stand before Him, I got a lot a questions for Him to answer! ;-)
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