Good morning
 
 
While browsing YT, I noticed that there is not much information in Polish about Mormons
 
 
 
 
 
 
Of course, there is information from former Mormons, a little mockery, jokes, but there is no scientific information.
 
 
 
 
 
 
And so I thought that it is worth presenting the Mormons from the scientific side, and I have dealt with them for over 10 years
 
 
 
The result of this work was my last publication:
Philosophical, religious and cultural influences on the rise of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sources of views, symbolism and rituals in Mormonism
 
 
 
 
it shows scientifically who Mormons really are
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I've always wanted to create such a YT channel for religious and cultural studies
This is the first video on this channel
 
 
I would like to show scientifically who the Mormons are
 
 
 
As the first topic I chose the figure of Joseph Smith wrapped in legends
 
 
the question of freemasonry, occultism and polygamy appears
 
the issue of banks, frauds and other sensations
 
 
I would like to present this figure from the scientific side. Not promormon and not antimormon
 
 
I believe that people who have reason will draw their own conclusions
 
 
 
Joseph Smith was born on December 23, 1805 in Sharon
Some scientists say that he was the fifth child. He himself claimed that he was the fourth child
 
 
In general, his parents had 11 children
 
and their ancestors came to the USA in 1638 with Puritan emigration
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mormons often say that the whole Smith family respected English traditions
 
 
 
 
 
It is worth saying that Father Joseph Smith's ancestors went down in history as fighters for US freedom
these values ​​were passed on to Joseph Smith
 
 
Smith said: "Love in the freedom of my soul was poured onto the lap of my grandparents swaying"
 
 
 
of course, his grandparents had a great influence on the upbringing of Joseph Smith
 
 
 
Apparently, his grandfather had the gift of prophecy by predicting that a prophet would be born in their family
 
 
 
Joseph's mother's parents came from Scotland
Lucy Solomon's father belonged to the congregational community
 
 
 
 
the official LDS position is:
They were a typical New England family from England and Scotland who were grateful for their freedom
for which their ancestors fought
 
 
on both sides during the American Revolution in 1776.
 
 
 
they were religious people who read the Bible, although they did not belong to any church
 
 
 
Smith was from a poor family. His father was constantly looking for a job and often changed his place of residence
 
 
 
Around 1806, the whole family moved to West Lebanon
where typhus reigned
And then to Norwitch, New Hampshire
 
 
 
After moving, the financial situation did not change much
 
Smith himself wrote that due to hard childhood he devoted little time to science
 
He could hardly read and write and as he spoke he did not know mathematics
 
 
 
but he was interested in religion. Already then the Second Great Awakening began
 
 
 
 
While in Vermount, the Smith family had good relationships with congregationalists
but they did not get involved in religion
 
 
This situation changed after 1818.
after moving to Manchester
 
according to Mormons, from 1819 Joseph Smitch had prophetic dreams
 
 
 
From 1820, the Smith family sympathizes with Presbyterians
 
 
 
 
 
Smith claims that he was 14 years old and four family members (mother, sister and 2 brothers) converted to Presbyterianism
 
 
 
Joseph Smith did not know which church to choose
 
 
 
She began to read the letter of St. James 1.5, where there was an invitation to pray
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In the spring of 1820 in the morning he went to the forest.
praying, he saw a cloud pole and two figures
Angels told him what to do, and above all that he should not join any church
 
 
 
 
but he has to set up his own church
 
Smith also heard that the god's name was JEHOVA
just like Jehovah's Witnesses
who arose in the third great awakening in the US
 
 
 
 
A few days later, Smith went to the Methodist preacher to explain the revelation
 
 
 
of course met with harsh criticism
 
 
 
 
the Methodist said this revelation was bullshit
 
 
another revelation with the angel moronim Smith was on September 21, 1823
 
 
 
Moroni told Smith where the gold tablets were on which the truth was hidden
 
 
There were also biblical stones Urim and Thummim
 
 
 
 
Thanks to them, Joseph was to translate texts from Old Egyptian
 
 
The neighbors heard of Smith's apparitions began to be jealous
 
 
 
they began to persecute the family of Joseph Smith
 
 
 
 
Joseph Smith went to Cumorah Hill
 
there as he said he discovered gold tablets
 
and on the basis of stones he translated them
 
 
The translation had 116 pages
history is related to these pages because they disappeared over time
but that's another story
 
 
 
 
 
 
The story of Joseph Smith could be told for a long time. I will try to shorten it
 
 
 
In 1830, the full edition of the Book of Mormon appears for the first time
 
 
 
The printout of the Book of Mormon was financed by Martin Harris
 
 
 
You can find the whole story of the Mormon Book witnesses who have departed from the Mormons in my doctorate
 
 
 
Originally, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was called: Society of the Golden Bible
 
 
 
 
 
 
Creating the whole structure of the Church, Joseph Smith responded to the prophet and the visionary by the will of Jesus Christ
 
 
 
I will try to briefly present the history of the Church
of course there was a lot of trouble
 
 
LDS followers from Vermont moved to Illinois
Joseph Smith had numerous lawsuits
The most interesting is that Smith was never tried for religious matters but only for fraud
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
they were banking, financial fraud, fortune telling, etc.
 
 
Everyone who is interested will find the whole story in my publication
 
 
The fate of the Mormons in Illinois, and the construction of a temple in Kirkland
opening of the bank that went bankrupt, where then Joseph Smith was tarred, hen feathers and deported on wheelbarrows
You can read about all this in my publication
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speaking of Mormons, I would like to refer to scientific research
 
The figure of Joseph Smith was controversial in the first half of the nineteenth century
Not so much because of the alleged revelations
How much through their unverifiability
 
 
 
Once Joseph claims to have seen a pillar of fire, then claims that it was not a pillar of fire but angels
then claims that they were not angels but only one character
 
 
 
 
 
These visions can be found in the writings of Joseph Smith
The figure of Joseph Smith was questioned
According to the Dutch scientist van der Valk, he was the son of an alcoholic and a woman doing magic
 
 
 
 
According to Konrad Allgermissen, he was burdened
severe dysfunctions from both father and mother
 
 
 
62 people who knew their family testified that it was a suspicious family
 
 
immoral, eager for divination and seeking treasures
 
 
Looking through articles from periodicals
 
 
 
you can see Smith manipulating society
for example, how he walked on water on boards
 
pretending to be Jesus Christ walking on the lake
 
 
Speaking of Joseph Smith's prophecies, it's worth emphasizing
that he used the vaticinium ex eventu manipulation method
So he knew the fact he spoke to who did not know him
in a few days this fact worked because it had already happened before
 
 
I'll give you an example
1832 Smith predicts war.
It was supposed to erupt in South Carolina
Mormons claim that it was a prophecy of the North-South war
meanwhile
On December 25, 1832, Smith proclaims prophecy
We know from history that the US Congress of July 14 established
tariff act, which Carolina opposed
it was five months before Smith got a revelation
Carolina annulled this bill
Expecting trouble, President Jackson introduced a state of emergency
 
 
 
 
 
A month before Smith's revelation, Governor of South Carolina announced armed resistance if needed
 
 
 
The speech was published on December 10
 
 
in a Boston newspaper
 
 
 
 
Meanwhile, December 10 very close friend of Smith
 
 
 
 
 
Orson Hyde
 
 
 
he was in Boston and set off for Kirtland
where he arrived on December 22
Smith made the revelation three days later
and it contained the same information as it was in the Boston newspaper
 
 
this is one example of vaticinium ex eventu prophecy
 
 
 
It is worth remembering that the history of LDS has been rewritten many times
 
It was often published under a specific situation
 
 
 
Such manipulation is an example of misconduct
 
 
Joseph Smith supposed that people would criticize him
therefore at the very beginning he presented the witnesses of the apparitions
 
 
The problem is that these witnesses have left Mormons
 
 
 
Why? You can read about it in my publication
 
 
At the beginning of the 20th century, American psychologists considered Joseph's mental state
 
after testing, they found that
Joseph had epilepsy or a similar illness
 
 
It was confirmed that epilepsy combined with hypnosis gave Smith manipulative capabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Important: all Mormon faith is based only on Smith's first revelation
 
 
 
if it's true, it makes sense
 
 
 
if the first vision did not exist
everything is a lie
Of course, no one will prove whether Smith's first vision was or not
 
 
 
 
For me, another question was important
There may be a philosophy without theology
but can there be a theology without philosophy
irrational theology
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mormon missionaries in Poland are not successful
Why?
why there are almost no Mormon apologists
 
 
 
A very simple answer
 
 
In addition to theology, every missionary should know philosophy
because not everyone who converts believes but has a philosophy of life
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The evangelizer should be able to talk to everyone
with an atheist based on philosophy, not faith
 
 
 
an atheist can be persuaded to theology through philosophy
 
 
 
If I start talking to the atheist about theology and not about philosophy, I will never convince him
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Meanwhile, there is no Mormon philosophy
 
Everything is based only on the Book of Mormon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Without philosophy, Mormon missionaries cannot evangelize someone on the basis of reason
 
Therefore, they rely on the Book of Mormon, and if at the 3rd meeting someone does not want baptism, leave him
 
 
I think I introduced the Mormons.
 
 
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Artur Wójtowicz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
