Attacks on the Book of Mormon - Old and New

    There are at least 100 reasons to discount that the Book of Mormon is what it claims to be, a true document. There are many reasons to believe that it is false. There are maybe three reasons to believe it is what it purports to be, the word of God, meant for the latter days. (I started this post back in October or so, 2022. I have been slow to follow up on it.)

    I wish to account for some of the reasons to disbelieve in this book and to not accept its messages first. In no particular order.

1.) Those who do not believe there is God will not support or give credence to the Book of Mormon. The book is replete with faith in and following the Supreme Being, known to most of the world as God the Father. And His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ.

2.) There are those that believe in God the Father, but do not believe that Jesus Christ is His Son, and that there is no One next to God or like Him. The Book of Mormon is always claiming that Christ is God's chosen Savior for mankind.

3.) Believing in the truth of the Book of Mormon, its veracity in content and its background, translated by Joseph Smith, would make him a modern-day prophet and the Church that he helped restore, true. Many people have too many issues with that.

4.) Joseph Smith was a delusional yet creative man.

5.) Joseph Smith stole the stories and writings of the Book of Mormon from others.

6.) Joseph Smith borrowed from others and their writing talents to produce the book.

7.) Joseph Smith was an instrument of Satan to fool others.

8.) All alleged holy books are self-delusional, based on fanciful lies and fantasies. 

9.) Books of Mormon are part of a Church that is an American corporation to consolidate power and money. The Book of Mormon is a tool to back up the power grab. No Divine or Demonic influence involved, simply realpolitick.

10.) The Book of Mormon has errors and is not based on secular nor scientific history.

11.) The Book of Mormon does not correspond with, or contradicts the Holy Bible, which is true.

12.) The Book of Mormon is racist.

Am I missing any others? That is a good sampling of the main arguments against this Book of Mormon.