re: #225 Achilles Tang

I think it can be argued that people thousands of years ago were not fraudulent in their beliefs nor,

I don’t know what you mean by “fraudulent in their views”. Sure followers weren’t “fraudulent”. Those at the root of the mythology were fraudulent (or crazy). If they weren’t, the religions are true. Regardless of whether Jesus was a fraud (he might have been), those who told fancy stories about him, wrote about him, perpetrated at least partial fraud. Same with all other faiths. Somebody somewhere had to make things up at some point. That makes religions rooted in fraud.

if he existed, was Jesus. On the other hand I do think there is very strong evidence that Joseph Smith was a deliberate fraud.

Well, again, so what? How is this different from other religions (see above)?

Needless to say, that does not mean all Mormons are frauds, but I do question how they can follow, in this day, such an obviously human manufactured “religion”. I particularly ascribe that to a presidential candidate.

All religions are obviously human manufactured. Do you question Obama’s faith?