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Book of Mormon/DNA evidence
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The Book of Mormon and DNA evidence
Responding to critical claims regarding DNA evidence and the Book of Mormon
Summary: DNA samples taken from modern Native Americans do not match the DNA of modern inhabitants of the Middle East. Critics argue that this means the Book of Mormon's claim that Native Americans are descended from Lehi must be false, and therefore the Book of Mormon is not an ancient record as Joseph Smith claimed.Book of Mormon/DNA evidence
Book of Mormon/DNA evidence
Fundamentalist "suicide bombing"
Summary: It should be remembered too that many sectarian critics use DNA science in a sort of "suicide bombing" attack on the Church.[1] The fundamentalist Christian critics are happy to use DNA as a stick to beat the Book of Mormon, but do not tell their readers that there is much stronger DNA evidence for concepts which fundamentalist Christian readers might not accept, such as evolutionary change in species, or human descent from other primates.
Notes
- ↑ The expression "suicide bombing" in this context comes from Stewart, "DNA and the Book of Mormon."