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Old 06-04-2008, 03:14 PM   #112
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Originally Posted by MikeWaters View Post
A church being "true" does not mean the church has "the whole truth."
I'm unaware of the distinction, and in the end we're probably splitting hairs.

LDS believe they have "truth" - whether it's authority, doctrine, or a more complete knowledge of the plan of salvation. Fine. I'm not disputing that, and I personally might even believe most of that.

My point is that many LDS testimonies use words like "I know" or "I testify" while consciously avoiding facts. This is a paradox to me. I have no problem with people saying "I believe strongly" or "I felt God speak to me." I do have a problem with "I know for sure, but will refuse to acknowledge or incorporate any facts that contradict what I know."

I think I'm done here, so don't bother with "FU we're done."
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