No, he isn't stupid. Smith could look in his hat, then write the words down on a piece of paper. It's not that hard. How many words could appear on a stone? He looks, sees "It came to pass", then writes it. Then the next phrase.
Thanks Grindael, I figured this was painfully obvious, but apparently Tobin needs things spelled out for him.
Tobin wrote: ... Your distorted view [of] the world really shows the extent of your delusional condition.
Sometimes nothing else will do:
Zadok: I did not have a faith crisis. I discovered that the Church was having a truth crisis. Maksutov: That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.