Mormonism and science/Latter-day Saint approaches

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Latter-day Saint approaches to science

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• Archaeology and the Book of Mormon
• The Book of Mormon and DNA evidence
• Mormonism and the reconciliation of the Flood of Noah with scripture and Church teachings

Book of Mormon archaeology

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• Biblical archaeology compared to the Book of Mormon
• Thomas Stuart Ferguson and Mormon archaeology
• DNA and the Book of Mormon
• The Hill Cumorah
• Joseph Smith and the Kinderhook plates
• Question: What is the New World Archaeological Foundation? What does it have to do with the Book of Mormon?
• The potential relationship between Quetzalcoatl and Jesus Christ
• Question: Does the Smithsonian Institution send out a letter regarding the use of the Book of Mormon as a guide for archaeological research?
• "Zelph" and Book of Mormon geography
• The Flood

DNA and the Book of Mormon

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• Source:Book of Mormon and DNA Studies:Gospel Topics:Basic principles of population genetics suggest the need for a more careful approach to the data
• Questions: What are the criticisms related to the Book of Mormon and DNA?
• Question: Do Christian critics of the Book of Mormon have a double standard regarding DNA evidence?
• Question: What scriptures in the Book of Mormon affirm the presence of other people in the Book of Mormon in the New World?
• Question: What scriptures might challenge the view of a limited geography and the Nephites not being alone on the continent or other issues regarding DNA?

The Flood

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• Question: Does the Church teach that the flood was a global event?
• What is genre?
• What is "concordism"?
• What is the genre of the flood story?
• What else can ancient near eastern culture teach us about the flood story?
• Does the New Testament tell us anything that can help?
• Question: Doesn't the Bible say that the continents were divided immediately after the Flood?