Good post, SIEQ. I'm no scholar, but I have some feelings about this.
1. I believe there is enough ambiguity and confusion in official LDS doctrine on the nature of God and deification of man that there is a lot of room for disagreement. I don't go to non-binding statements made by Joseph Smith or anyone for clarification. I go for what is being taught in today's church by prophet and apostles, and it is being intentionally avoided--even distancing ourselves a bit (i.e. Pres. Hinckley's TV interview statement).
2. What feels right and logical to me is that man will never be a God in the sense that God the Father is a God. Likewise, God the Father was never a man like I am, going through the sinning and repentance process. I feel very uncomfortable when the subject in church becomes something like "what kind of worlds are you going to create when you're a God"?
3. Though an interesting theory, I don't agree whatsoever with your take on the LDS perspective on the Holy Ghost limiting our experience with miracles/gifts of the spirit.
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