tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post114430013661907938..comments2023-10-31T05:03:38.910-07:00Comments on Letters from a broad...: The Mishies and Me: The Rest of the StoryC. L. Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1144990327148540532006-04-13T21:52:00.000-07:002006-04-13T21:52:00.000-07:00Good question Stephen!!!Yes, and doing the math yo...Good question Stephen!!!<BR/><BR/>Yes, and doing the math you are correct in probably noticing that that means I was already a non-believer when I entered BYU as a freshman.<BR/><BR/>I've written about this fact many times in various places on the Internet. I think the most thorough discussion of it can be found in a thread I started about it on the Internet Infidels Board: <A HREF="http://www.iidb.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=158084" REL="nofollow">Ethics of lying to authorities about beliefs, etc.?</A>.<BR/><BR/>I've also posted about it on exmo-social: <A HREF="http://exmo-social.com/viewtopic.php?t=17090" REL="nofollow">I think it would be super funny if they tried to Ex me!!!</A>. (Note that to see that thread you probably have to make an account on <A HREF="http://exmo-social.com/index.php" REL="nofollow">Exmo-Social</A> first and log in because I posted it to the Mormonism forum which is a members-only forum.)C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1144985644724867512006-04-13T20:34:00.000-07:002006-04-13T20:34:00.000-07:00When they asked me if I had read the Book of Mormo...<I>When they asked me if I had read the Book of Mormon, I told them that I had a degree from BYU (where two semesters of Book of Mormon class are required for graduation), plus that I was a believing Mormon until I was seventeen years old and graduated from seminary, etc.</I><BR/><BR/>So you quit believing when you were seventeen?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1144386089627633872006-04-06T22:01:00.000-07:002006-04-06T22:01:00.000-07:00Well, there's still time for me to be silenced and...Well, there's still time for me to be silenced and then run over by a cart. Maybe God just hasn't gotten around to it... ;-)C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1144377853004403602006-04-06T19:44:00.000-07:002006-04-06T19:44:00.000-07:00In your role as "an example of a nice, normal pers...In your role as "an example of a nice, normal person who took the "challenge" they're pitching and didn't get the result" I'm thinking that you proved another point: that the atheist/anti-christs of the BoM are just stawmen for the prophets to beat upon so we can all be impressed.<BR/><BR/>This fact combined with the truly difficult/impossible questions arising from honest thought proves that missionaries will always be disappointed when speaking with a true atheist/agnostic. Bummer for them that you weren't silenced by god and run over by a cart...I'm sure that would have confirmed their testimonies.<BR/><BR/>As it is there is only the same old possibility...denial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-1144334902232367262006-04-06T07:48:00.000-07:002006-04-06T07:48:00.000-07:00LOL... It is all about the STATS... If he told you...LOL... It is all about the STATS... If he told you that, he lied. About every three months, they have a meeting and the pair with the best stats get recognized. LOL At least that is how they did it when I was on a mission. ;-) <BR/><BR/>It was highly competitive.Cyn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404416186783891402noreply@blogger.com