Mormon apologetics have been around ever since Mormonism has existed. Join with Mike, Nemo and John as they discuss the types of apologetics that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints engage in and why they are all flawed. LDS Discussions essay: https://www.ldsdiscussions.com/apologetics Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:50 Defining apologetics 00:15:15 Using academic/secular credentials to push theology 00:24:50 The past is a foreign country 00:32:50 Misusing a quote to accomplish the goal of shutting down the conversation 00:42:30 Following the footnotes 00:52:15 Cherry picking and misusing sources 00:54:15 Look at how the church cut the quote within the actual quote 00:57:30 The use of the “Happiness Letter” without any context 01:01:00 How could Joseph Smith have ever known?!?! 01:16:30 Parallelomania and the hunt for bullseyes 01:30:15 Stacking the equation to force the data to give the conclusion 01:34:45 Using strawman arguments to slay your opponents 01:44:50 Lying for the Lord 01:50:00 M. Russell Ballard’s 2016 address to CES Instructors 01:57:15 Speaking/acting as a man - “Give Joseph a break” 02:02:15 Are they speaking as prophets or as men? 02:09:45 Being intellectually consistent when making arguments 02:18:00 John Hamer explains the problem with apologetics quite succinctly 02:22:40 Why apologetics can be so harmful 02:24:30 Bart Ehrman summarized the problem with apologetics quite well 02:28:00 It’s not apologetics that are inherently bad…but how they’re used ___________________ LDS Discussions Full Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqOB7J1n6pMmdUSezxcLfsced _________________________ LDS Discussions is made possible by generous donors! Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today: One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories LDS Discussions Platforms: Website & Essays: https://www.ldsdiscussions.com Anchor: https://anchor.fm/lds-discussions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2UkFsqYDl5SHiRX2dvA9MO YouTube Playlist on Mormon Stories Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqOB7J1n6pMmdUSezxcLfsced LDS Discussions on Social Media: Twitter: twitter.com/ldsdiscussions Facebook: facebook.com/ldsdiscussion Insta: instagram.com/ldsdiscussions Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 Mormon Stories on Social Media: 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF