I continually encounter the confident declaration that the witnesses to the Book of Mormon didnâ??t really see or touch anything at all and didnâ??t actually claim to have seen or touched anything. They only â??sawâ? the plates with their â??spiritual eyes,â? Iâ??m assured, and â??spiritual eyes,â? to them, meant â??in their imaginations.â?
I responded to this assertion in a column published five years ago (see "Book of Mormon witness testimonies" published May 25, 2010). However, since the claim continues to be made, and given the fundamental importance of this issue, I address it yet again, in somewhat different fashion.
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