The Church acquired hundreds of Hofmann forgeries.

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_Jonah
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Re: The Church acquired hundreds of Hofmann forgeries.

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canpakes wrote: Wouldn't that raise a red flag with someone at some point?

It would for normal people. Not those who "doubt their doubts".
Red flags look normal when you're wearing rose colored glasses.
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Re: The Church acquired hundreds of Hofmann forgeries.

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Jonah wrote:
canpakes wrote: Wouldn't that raise a red flag with someone at some point?

It would for normal people. Not those who "doubt their doubts".


It did for Gerald Tanner. Even his wife thought it was great that Hoffman was coming up with this stuff but Gerald smelled out something wrong. Maybe he was inspired?
“Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth.”
― Joseph Joubert
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Re: The Church acquired hundreds of Hofmann forgeries.

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How many Joseph Smith-produced forgeries does it have? Hofmann was following prophetic tradition. :wink:
"God" is the original deus ex machina. --Maksutov
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