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View Poll Results: How True do you think the Book of Mormon is? | |||
Every word of it is true. | 8 | 22.86% | |
It's mostly true, but with a couple of errors. | 11 | 31.43% | |
The events are more or less true, but reported with an extreme historical bias. | 6 | 17.14% | |
The text could very roughly correlate to a plausible series of events. | 3 | 8.57% | |
Some Joe pulled the thing out of his hat. It's false. | 7 | 20.00% | |
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04-29-2007, 12:42 AM | #11 | |
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Location: Seattle, WA
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"Owing to poor scholarship, coupled to a lack of scientific methodology in his undertakings, much of Heyerdahl's life work is controversial. Serious scholars see a lack of necessary caution in Heyerdahl's conclusions and theories, as well as contempt for previous, less sensational, scholarly work on the same issues. Therefore he is not considered a serious scientist, but an adventurer in intellectual circles worldwide. "Nevertheless, on the positive side, it can be said that Heyerdahl's books served to inspire several generations of readers. He introduced young people to the arid fields of archaeology and ethnology by making them attractive through his colorful adventures. This Norwegian adventurer often broke the bounds of conventional thinking and was unapologetic for doing so. 'Boundaries?', he is quoted as asking, 'I have never seen one but I hear that they exist in the minds of most people.'" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Heyerdahl
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