Science

Scientific evidence, archaeology, and empirical challenges to Book of Mormon claims.

The Impossible Horses of the Book of Mormon.

Examines archaeological absence of horses contradicting Book of Mormon historical claims.

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Science vs. Scripture: The Ancestry Divide.

Contrasts DNA evidence of Asian ancestry with the Book of Mormon’s Israelite claim.

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Prophets and the Inhabited Heavens.

Details early Mormon leaders’ belief in human life on the sun and moon.

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The Impossible Growth of Lehi's Lineage.

Challenges Book of Mormon claim of rapid population expansion from one small family.

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The Red Sea River That Wasn't There.

Identifies Arabia’s lack of permanent rivers contradicting Lehi’s Red Sea travel narrative.

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