1. It literally happened as stated in the Bible. All humankind was killed except for Noah and his companions on the ark. 1. It literally happened around 2000 B.C. 1. It is fiction, meant to be didactic. (to teach) 1. It is a story that is improbable, given modern knowledge. – – – Note: If […]
Read More1. Yes; >> see BRANCH(Yes) 1. No; >> see BRANCH(No) BRANCH(Yes) 1. Experience 1. Personal spiritual witness 1. Answer to prayer 1. Dream or a vision 1. My parents’ teachings 1. Influences of my social group / my culture. BRANCH(No) BRANCH (Yes) + BRANCH(NO) 1. Education 1. Study of History 1. Satan or Satan’s influence […]
Read MoreAn idea for a survey question How old do you think the earth is? When I was a sunday school teacher in Primary, teaching 7 year olds, a lesson ended with a quote from President Ezra Taft Benson, about the mormon doctrine of the preexistence: (reference) This quote clearly demonstrated that he, a “prophet,” believed […]
Read MoreIt is terrible to see a man who has the incomprehensible in his grasp, does not know what to do with it, and sits playing with a toy called God. -Tolstoy Of all the questions men and women have asked of themselves and of each other, down through the ages, can there be any as […]
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