Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-48285-20141103191822/@comment-25814498-20151022214117

@Jay: DNA evidence conducted on thousands of Native Americans by independent scientists have proven that Native Americans originated from peoples in Eastern Asia, and have no connections to the middle east whatsoever, completely destroying the entire basis for the book of Mormon. That is the reality. Ignoring OPN's other point for now, his point about Joseph Smith is completely valid. He was a convicted Con Artist before he wrote the Book of Mormon, and a friend of his says that the "seer stones" used to translate the gold plates were also involved in a scam he used on people. I can understand christian faith or Muslim Faith, as unlike the book of mormon, they have 2000 years between then and now, clouding the truth and allowing them to stand by the "You cannot disprove this/It was only symbolism" argument, but the Book of Mormon was created 200 years ago by a man who frankly, should not be trusted. In short, there is: Reality; it doesn't stop existing even if you don't believe in it. Belief; it ain't necessarily proven, but it's probably a thing Faith; It ain't reality, but I'll believe in it anyway Mormonism; None of the above.