RE: Disappearing Options
You ask the question and I’ll give what I think he’d answer. Then we can both decide how crazy it is. Ready, go.
You asked for it. Here are but a few obvious ones.
President Romney, since you have your finger on the nuclear trigger which could destroy us all, we need to know how mentally stable you are. Therefore I would like to question you on your deeply personal beliefs.
Do you believe that:
- you are a saint and and that you could become a god if you play your cards right
- Are your religious beliefs predicated on a lost tribe of Israelites who migrated to North America and founded a new better form of Christianity among the indians
- Have you been spiritually influenced by by Joseph Smith, a convicted con artist, from Palmyra, New York, who allegedly found golden plates, which he translated to become the Book of Mormon.
- that God the father, who has a body of flesh and bones, told JS that all churches were an abomination and he must restore the true gospel.
- that Joseph Smith joined one of these abominable churches.
- a woman can’t get into heaven unless her husband lets her in and once there, she will get to be eternally pregnant with billions of spirit children.
- Black people are inferior because they sat on the fence during the war in heaven.
- that your underpants give you special status, powers or privileges.
- The three Nephites were granted immortality by Jesus when he visited America. and that they may show up to change flat tires for stranded Mormons.
No offence intended Brandon. I think that all religious beliefs appear crazy when examined closely by a non believer.


RE: Disappearing Options by Jackson
I’ll let Brandon answer this, but you seem to be letting him off easy with all but one of your questions. The last belief is the only completely accurate and honestly asked question. All of the others have errors in the doctrine or facts stated.
RE: Disappearing Options by Brandon
I think Romney’s response would be something like this:
“I’m running for political office, not church office. I suggest you go to official sources if you have doctrinal questions.”
My assessment of the craziness: 0. On a scale from 1 to 10. (Yes, that’s right. 0.)
I think that all religious beliefs appear crazy when examined closely by a non believer.
First, don’t say all. It makes it too easy to dismiss your whole argument.
Second, it’s not the closeness of the examination; it’s the bias and error.