Camels, Llamas and other Nephite "Cattle"

[greatbam]

Originally Posted by Apologette

Do Mormons ever research anything? Or do they just swallow all the "faith building" bologna they are spoon fed?

Mormons will grasp at any straw to prove Mormonism's stellar book, "The Book of Mormon," true.

For a look at Mormon silliness, see: http://wn.com/Book_of_Mormon_anachronisms

Actually using words familiar to the people in the 1830's was the better choice. A few questions for you to answer..

How many people living in that time period knew what a llama was?

How many had even heard the word llama spoken in conversation?

How many books made mention of llama's in the 1700's or even early 1800's?

Don't you think that if Joseph Smith had used the word llama instead of horse that it would have seemed as preposterous to the people back then as it seems today that he used the word horse?

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by greatbam

Actually using words familiar to the people in the 1830's was the better choice. A few questions for you to answer..

How many people living in that time period knew what a llama was?

How many had even heard the word llama spoken in conversation?

How many books made mention of llama's in the 1700's or even early 1800's?

Don't you think that if Joseph Smith had used the word llama instead of horse that it would have seemed as preposterous to the people back then as it seems today that he used the word horse?

that is good logic. nicely done.