Audie
Veteran Member
I know it's not very deep but I'm not the claim either way that the resurrection did or did not happen... what I am doing or trying to do is trying figure out how trustworthy personal testimony and experiences are in reaching conclusions about purported historical events.
To a believer (a person who believes things) any evidence will do.
For an objective person, the purported testimony has zero value.
Here is actual testimony, signed by known people and sworn to
before god, at the risk of their presumably immortal souls.
Many millions of Mormons out there, and they are all satisfied.
How about you?
THE TESTIMONY OF EIGHT WITNESSES
Be it known unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, unto whom this work shall come: That Joseph Smith, Jun., the translator of this work, has shown unto us the plates of which hath been spoken, which have the appearance of gold; and as many of the leaves as the said Smith has translated we did handle with our hands; and we also saw the engravings thereon, all of which has the appearance of ancient work, and of curious workmanship. And this we bear record with words of soberness, that the said Smith has shown unto us, for we have seen and hefted, and know of a surety that the said Smith has got the plates of which we have spoken. And we give our names unto the world, to witness unto the world that which we have seen. And we lie not, God bearing witness of it.
Christian Whitmer
Jacob Whitmer
Peter Whitmer, Jun.
John Whitmer
Hiram Page
Joseph Smith, Sen.
Hyrum Smith
Samuel H. Smith
Mark Twain commented that he could not be more convinced if
the entire Smith and Whitmer families had testified!