re: #225 Achilles Tang

I, on the other hand, get your argument.

I think it can be argued that people thousands of years ago were not fraudulent in their beliefs nor, if he existed, was Jesus. On the other hand I do think there is very strong evidence that Joseph Smith was a deliberate fraud.

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.

I think part of the problem is that from an outsider’s perspective, it’s easy to see how Joseph Smith was perpetrating a fraud. However, people who believe that modern man can be divinely inspired are certainly susceptible to believing that his ruse is of divine origin.