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Mormon Stories Podcast

1070: Dan Vogel - The Book of Mormon Witnesses and the Magical Worldview Pt. 1

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.55.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Continuing our discussion with preeminent Joseph Smith historian Dan Vogel, we dive deep into explaining the authorship of the Book of Mormon including these topics:

  • The credibility of the Book of Mormon Witnesses
  • Theories around Entheogens (Hallucinogenic substances) and the founding of Mormonism
  • Kinderhook Plates

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One life to me, mind the tide, while I...

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So we've got a little bit more to talk about and we can end today's interview.

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Dan Vogel, are you back?

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Yes.

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How are you feeling?

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Great.

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I can't believe there's more to talk about.

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Oh my gosh.

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Well, with 19 bucks, what are you talking?

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Of course there's more to talk about.

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But now we're 12 hours into this interview.

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If you're not careful, you're going to break the record for a number of hours on a Mormon

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