Quote Originally Posted by Richard View Post
So then why complain about not having the gold plates, you would still find issue with them, even if that solved one of the claims by Anti's that the plates could not have ever existed, you know things like "reformed egyptian writing",
proof that writing were preserved on metal plates, the weight of the plates, etc, etc.

At least some of the criticisms would be proved or at least discounted and your talking points would have to adjust to something else if proven wrong.
RJ.

--Yes, that is a very logical conclusion. It exposes the disingenuousness of this particular attack on LDS doctrine.

"If you would just show us the plates, then we would believe!"

If they were shown the plates, they would renege on their promise. Israelites saw the Red Sea parted, and that didn't turn them into TBJs. You can almost bet that whenever an invested skeptic says "Just show me ____ and I will believe," he is not gonna be telling the truth.