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Originally Posted by Archaea
You're going to have show me that a lot was known in rural America about Islam to convince me it arose out Islamic traditions as opposed to an organic creation. It is possible that this artifice is a naturally occurring type organization recurring in other societies. Even today, Islam, its beliefs and traditions are poorly understood by modern societies with all our technological advantages for the dissemination of information.
Although there are superficial similarities, there are dozens of dissimilarities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_...ms_and_Mormons |
Good grief. The Romantic Age was much about such fascinations. (Have you read my Givens book?)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...nalCode=cjmm20
Why do you think some snake oil salesman was peddling Ptolemaic papyrus in Nauvoo?
Why are Mormons defensive about this? The comparisons I've made are neutral. Islam is more important, older, bigger, richer, etc. The Koran is much more respected as literature than Mormon scriptures. The Islamic brand is probably a lot more valuable. I'm sure it would be the acquiring entity. If Mormons don't like the comparison they should ask themselves why.