S2E42 Counterfeiting Scholarship Part 1
We received a question from a listener about a self-published anti-Mormon book and we again examine why using real sources matters. We talk about the difference between a person who likes history and a historian. Example: Richard likes history (not really, but for the purpose of this example we will say that he does). Dr. Dirkmaat is a historian. We also discuss the problem with self-publishing books and making arguments that no one else is making.
We show an example from Church history on how mistakes can be made by well-meaning people where Emma is said to have lost a child when she only…
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