Cumorah – 7, why it matters
I’m focusing on the Hill Cumorah because it matters. A lot. This Cumorah discussion is not a question of geography as much […]
Cumorah – 6a, What is being taught?
Today I want to look at what is really being taught about Cumorah in our Visitors’ Centers, at BYU/CES, in the Joseph […]
Cumorah – 6, Education
I’m shortening the title of this series for clarity. Although we know that facts and logic can’t overcome confirmation bias in most […]
Getting real about Cumorah – 5e, Curing confirmation bias
Over the last few days, I’ve shown how psychologically powerful confirmation bias is. Our brains filter the information we encounter, whatever it […]
The original Gospel Topics essays
Beginning in 2013, the Church has published several “Gospel Topics essays” “to gather accurate information from many different sources and publications and […]
Getting real about Cumorah – Part 5d, origin of M2C
I discussed the origins of M2C (the Mesoamerican/two-Cumorahs theory) in a previous post, which you can read here: https://bookofmormonwars.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-origin-of-mesoamerican-model.html The book that superseded […]
They really don’t want you to accept Letter VII
Yesterday LDS Living posted an article titled “What Happened to the Sword of Laban, the Liahona, and Other Artifacts Hidden with the […]
Getting real about Cumorah – Part 5c, where bias originates
Yesterday I pointed out that anyone who actually thinks he/she has taken a position on the location of Cumorah based on “the […]
More FairMormon omissions
One of the reasons we are having trouble reaching consensus is that the M2C intellectuals simply refuse to tell their readers all […]
Getting real about Cumorah – Part 5b, unique treatment of Cumorah in New York
It is fascinating to observe how the psychological power of confirmation bias has led people to form strong opinions on the topic of […]