Still uncommonly defensive - The Atheist Experience #634

Derrick from Bloomington, IL talks about the Community of Christ (a branch of Morminism, formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints). He left the church about ten years ago, but still finds himself "uncommonly defensive" when his former religion is under attack.

Segment of The Atheist Experience #634 of December 6, 2009, with Matt Dillahunty and Jeff Dee. Topic: Viewer calls.

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[Makingnewnamesisdumb]

I'm kind of lost of the supposedly brilliant point that begins at around 1:48. Could someone explain that to me?

[TheAtheistExperience]

@Makingnewnamesisdumb

The golden plates supposedly disappeared.

[sum1otosh1]

Has anyone noticed this.

The angel Moroni is a very telling name. Because if something is relating to acid it is acidic. If it relates to hebrew it is hebraic ..... if it relates to Moroni it must be moronic

[wondergundy]

@pdoylemi All of those.

[pdoylemi]

I love his question about the tablets, but it does fit the pattern. I don't no of any of the artifacts directly from God that ever survive. Isn't it funny that God thinks a message is important enough to manifest himself to create tablets or plates to convey the message, but somehow this almighty being is NEVER able to keep them safe so that future generations can see them or test them for authenticity. Is this God weak, sneaky, or non-existent?

[MrShoeguy]

That story about the golden tablets being lost is like the story about the stone tablets being smashed to pieces (from a 3' fall) and then kept in a box where if you look in you'll die.

God keeps sending us tablets but we never get to see them.

[grahamhg]

Someone should tell jeff not to wear that jumper lol

[GLICKTON]

i love this show :D

[FrankLightheart]

@zeldagoblin God sure is good at making his miracles sound like a lot of hearsay.

[zeldagoblin]

@FrankLightheart they would probably say it was a miracle of God. Cos 'with God, all things are possible' :o)

[dopeasfuckk]

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[FrankLightheart]

That IS a good point! I never thought of it! If everything in the Mormon Bible was originally written on gold tablets, and that Bible is significantly thick, then those tablets would've weighed several tons! How the Hell did Smith pick it up?

[TanukiCoast]

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