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Originally Posted by DigitalShadow
I don't think that FAIR's criticism of Mr. Meldrum's work is innaccurate, but I do think that their level of scrutiny is inconsistent. I've never seen them scrutinize works that agree with scripture and popular LDS theories no matter how unfounded in actual science they are.
In any case, that's just my 2 cents.
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I think they look at it as that A LOT of people are being duped by his theory that are not based on fact. Take for example DNA. If there were members who believed that the BOM happened in the Great Lakes region, that Joseph Smith taught it, It's revealed doctrine, Science supports it and so do our scriptures, and then began to research these things and found out that they don't support a North American setting at all, *may* have an effect on their faith. If they believe something to be true, and then it all falls out from under them, they themselves may fall away as well. So it was more of a pre-emptive essay, as opposed of answering false information as it comes out. That way it may prevent some testimony problems in the future.
But, there is no revealed doctrine on the subject and it may very well have happened in North America. FAIR supports no theory. In fact, there are members of FAIR who believe it happened in North America as well. But one thing that is agreed on is, Meldrums methods. They don't like to see people decieved, no matter what the issue.