Re: me no understand
At the time Islam started, people didn't know coffee was a stimulant.
The thing that amazes me about the Mormons is that Joseph Smith was so obviously a fraud, someone who made Lord Archer look like a candidate for the Supreme Court. Jesus, when you cut out the later embellishments, obviously wasn't. For his day, he talked extremely good sense. He didn't bang on about silly clothes, magical goggles and nonexistent civilisations.
How do people manage to do science degrees and remain Mormons? Is the cultural pressure that strong? As far as I know there isn't even a death sentence for blasphemy, so it isn't a proper desert religion.