I told a friend that I'd read the Book of Mormon. I still intend to do it eventually as soon as I can figure out a way to mitigate its being extremely boring. I think I got four chapters in on my last try, and discovered that Orson Scott Card ripped off the plot for the Memory of Earth series, but his version took place in a science fiction setting, he took more care not to make the names too similar, and later on it had fuzzy bat-people and rat-people, so that was cool.
Ha! Imagine my confusion at taking the opposite journey. :P Got halfway through the first book before I realized why the story sounded so eerily familiar...
I would, ironically, recommend trying to read the Book as if it were a fictional narrative. You can't do that with the Bible, because that wasn't the purpose it was written for. However, with the Book of Mormon, Mormon compiled a millenium's-worth of religious documents into a cohesive, understandable narrative for the benefit of the reader. So you can afford to read it that way.
Also, yes, I know it's boring. Even Mormons have a hard time reading it cover to cover. xP
In this comment thread, I stated that
In the resulting thread five evidences were given, and some back-and-forth occurred. Being myself somewhat biased, I feel unfit to judge if Arandur actually showed that a non-Mormon's skepticism is unwarranted.
So you, who wish to become stronger, I ask: please comment below whether or not you believe the proposition was satisfied.
Remember! This is not a vote on whether the evidence is factually correct or not!
Remember! This is not a chance to anonymously signal your agreement or disagreement with the LW hive mind!
Remember! If the sky is green, wish to believe that the sky is green!
I don't know what else I can say to forestall thread hijacking.