[bilhosty]

My own take on the book of Mormonisim is that it was a product of Spiritualism. Upstate New York was a hot bed of spiritualism at that time. My guess is that Joseph Smith and his friends were tipping tables and got the message. Probably from a disconnected part of his own consciousness that acted as a separate entity. I don’t think it was a very highly spiritual part of his consciousness any way (my opinion). Being simple folks they swallowed it and then when they had a hard time selling it they invented stories of angels appearing in the bed room and golden tablets being taken up into heaven etc. The wilder the story the more believable it became. I basically believe that there is a broad religion and the religions are gnerally linked through an esoteric or hidden side. I do not see this side in the Book of Mormon or in the Koran which was a channeled book also(and from a dubious source as well).

[meandog]

I basically believe that there is a broad religion and the religions are gnerally linked through an esoteric or hidden side. I do not see this side in the Book of Mormon or in the Koran which was a channeled book also(and from a dubious source as well). Exactly!