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14 March 2020
- 09:0209:02, 14 March 2020 diff hist −1 Question: Why does Joseph Smith state in his 1832 First Vision account that he was in his "16th year" of age? →Question: Why does Joseph Smith state in his 1832 First Vision account that he was in his "16th year" of age?
- 09:0109:01, 14 March 2020 diff hist +195 Question: Why does Joseph Smith state in his 1832 First Vision account that he was in his "16th year" of age? →Question: Why does Joseph Smith state in his 1832 First Vision account that he was in his "16th year" of age?
- 08:5908:59, 14 March 2020 diff hist +190 Question: Why did Joseph Smith claim that the religious excitement in the Palmyra area in 1820 "commenced with the Methodists"? →Question: Why did Joseph Smith claim that the religious excitement in the Palmyra area in 1820 "commenced with the Methodists"?
- 08:5908:59, 14 March 2020 diff hist +190 Question: Were revivals and religious excitement too common to be noticed in the newspapers? →Question: Were revivals and religious excitement too common to be noticed in the newspapers?
- 08:5808:58, 14 March 2020 diff hist +190 Question: What evidence of religious excitement is there from non-Mormon sources? →Question: What evidence of religious excitement is there from non-Mormon sources?
- 08:5708:57, 14 March 2020 diff hist +190 Question: What statements did Joseph Smith make about religious excitement in the area of Palmyra? →Question: What statements did Joseph Smith make about religious excitement in the area of Palmyra?
- 08:5708:57, 14 March 2020 diff hist +190 Question: What religious excitement was occurring in Palmyra in 1820? →Question: What religious excitement was occurring in Palmyra in 1820?
- 08:5408:54, 14 March 2020 diff hist +180 N Template:POGPCentralJSH Created page with "[[File:Pearl of Great Price Central Better.png|right|thumb|250px|<h3>Pearl of Great Price Central, Joseph Smith - History Insight #{{{number}}}: [{{{url}}} ''{{{title}}}''] </..." current
- 07:5607:56, 14 March 2020 diff hist −4 Mormonism and priesthood/Is there a "Priesthood of All Believers" No edit summary
- 07:5007:50, 14 March 2020 diff hist +390 Question: Does D&C 132 state that polygamy is required for our exaltation? →Question: Does D&C 132 state that polygamy is required for our exaltation?
- 07:3907:39, 14 March 2020 diff hist −67 Question: Is plural marriage required in order to achieve exaltation? →Question: Is plural marriage required in order to achieve exaltation?
- 07:3207:32, 14 March 2020 diff hist −83 Question: Is plural marriage required in order to achieve exaltation? →Question: Is plural marriage required in order to achieve exaltation?
- 07:0007:00, 14 March 2020 diff hist +18 Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Early Mormonism and the Magic World View/Chapter 7 No edit summary
26 February 2020
- 09:1409:14, 26 February 2020 diff hist +10 Question: Are all Amerindians the exclusive descendants of the Book of Mormon prophet Lehi? →Question: Are all Amerindians the exclusive descendants of the Book of Mormon prophet Lehi?
- 04:5504:55, 26 February 2020 diff hist +1 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →The Latter-day Saint Conception of God, the Devil, the Holy Ghost, False Spirits, Good Angels, Bad Angels, and Light
- 04:5404:54, 26 February 2020 diff hist +1 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →The Latter-day Saint Conception of God, the Devil, the Holy Ghost, False Spirits, Good Angels, Bad Angels, and Light
- 04:5304:53, 26 February 2020 diff hist +1 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →The Backfire Effect (Compare "Belief Perseverance")
- 04:5304:53, 26 February 2020 diff hist +1 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →Illusory Truth Effect
- 04:5204:52, 26 February 2020 diff hist 0 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →Illusory Truth Effect
- 04:5104:51, 26 February 2020 diff hist −23 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →Illusory Truth Effect
25 February 2020
- 04:3504:35, 25 February 2020 diff hist +395 Question: If same-sex attraction is something that occurs naturally, why can't God and the Church accept it by allowing sealings of LGBT couples? /* The doctrine of eternal marriage between man and woman is not based on scientifically observed phenomena from a fallen world, but an ideal that was experienced in the pre-existence, at creation, and what the ideal will be post-resurrection/exaltatio...
- 04:2904:29, 25 February 2020 diff hist +140 Question: Do Mormons believe that there is there progression between the three degrees of glory? →Quotes from other Church leaders on the subject of progression between kingdoms
22 February 2020
- 10:3510:35, 22 February 2020 diff hist −103 Question: Since there are people that are born intersex, experience gender dysphoria, or identify as transgender, does this invalidate the Latter-day Saint doctrine of eternal gender? →Doctrine from Creation
- 10:3010:30, 22 February 2020 diff hist −28 Question: Since there are people that are born intersex, experience gender dysphoria, or identify as transgender, does this invalidate the Latter-day Saint doctrine of eternal gender? →Doctrine from Creation
- 10:2910:29, 22 February 2020 diff hist +4,743 Question: Since there are people that are born intersex, experience gender dysphoria, or identify as transgender, does this invalidate the Latter-day Saint doctrine of eternal gender? →Question: Since there are people that are born intersex, experience gender dysphoria, or identify as transgender, does this invalidate the Latter-day Saint ("Mormon") doctrine of eternal male and/or female gender?
18 February 2020
- 11:1211:12, 18 February 2020 diff hist +5 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →Confirmation Bias
- 11:1211:12, 18 February 2020 diff hist −5 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →Confirmation Bias
- 11:1111:11, 18 February 2020 diff hist +9 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →Confirmation Bias
- 11:1011:10, 18 February 2020 diff hist +9 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →The Backfire Effect (Compare "Belief Perseverance")
- 11:0911:09, 18 February 2020 diff hist +26 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →The Latter-day Saint Conception of the Soul
- 11:0611:06, 18 February 2020 diff hist +1 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →The Backfire Effect (Compare "Belief Perseverance")
- 11:0511:05, 18 February 2020 diff hist +13 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →The Backfire Effect (Compare "Belief Perseverance")
- 11:0511:05, 18 February 2020 diff hist +12 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →Confirmation Bias
- 11:0111:01, 18 February 2020 diff hist +3 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →The Elevation Emotion
- 10:4310:43, 18 February 2020 diff hist +19 Question: Did Joseph Smith begin his prophetic career with a "trinitarian" idea of God? →1829 - In the Book of Mormon one [Christ] followed by twelve others descends from God to speak with Lehi--thus, Jesus and the Father are here both separate
17 February 2020
- 22:3122:31, 17 February 2020 diff hist +98 Question: How do Latter-day Saints respond to arguments from diversity against the use of spiritual experiences in their epistemology? →A Conversion to God
16 February 2020
- 20:1420:14, 16 February 2020 diff hist +12 Kinderhook Plates/Accounts →Accounts
- 20:1220:12, 16 February 2020 diff hist +158 Kinderhook Plates/Accounts →Accounts
- 20:0320:03, 16 February 2020 diff hist −4 Criticism of Mormonism/Books/An Insider's View of Mormon Origins No edit summary
- 20:0020:00, 16 February 2020 diff hist −66 Criticism of Mormonism/Books/An Insider's View of Mormon Origins No edit summary
- 19:4819:48, 16 February 2020 diff hist +5 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology?
9 February 2020
- 10:1010:10, 9 February 2020 diff hist +214 Question: What are some of the philosophical advantages of the Restored Gospel? →A compelling answer to the Problem of Diversity
7 February 2020
- 09:5509:55, 7 February 2020 diff hist 0 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →Confirmation Bias
- 09:5109:51, 7 February 2020 diff hist −11 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →Conclusion
- 09:4909:49, 7 February 2020 diff hist +17 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? →Review of the Criticism
3 February 2020
- 13:3013:30, 3 February 2020 diff hist +98 Question: Is it true that little is known about our Heavenly Mother because she is "protected"? →Question: Is it true that little is known about our Heavenly Mother because she is "protected"?
- 13:2913:29, 3 February 2020 diff hist −12 Question: Is it true that little is known about our Heavenly Mother because she is "protected"? →This idea is simply speculation, and has no basis in scripture or Latter-day Saint doctrine
- 13:2913:29, 3 February 2020 diff hist +2 Question: Is it true that little is known about our Heavenly Mother because she is "protected"? →Question: Is it true that little is known about our Heavenly Mother because she is "protected"?
- 13:2713:27, 3 February 2020 diff hist +17 Question: Is it true that little is known about our Heavenly Mother because she is "protected"? →Question: Is it true that little is known about our Heavenly Mother because she is "protected"?
- 13:2613:26, 3 February 2020 diff hist +471 Question: Is it true that little is known about our Heavenly Mother because she is "protected"? →This idea is simply speculation, and has no basis in scripture or Latter-day Saint doctrine