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curprev 17:5817:58, 24 June 2024‎ SecularScholar talk contribs‎ m 66,455 bytes −335‎ Removed the reference to transparent window panes. There is nothing in the text of the Book of Mormon that suggests windows were transparent. They could have been openings that were covered with some material, including wood, that could be opened to let in light. This material could be dashed to pieces. Or, having openings (windows) for light could simply have been viewed as a weakness in the building of the ships that would introduce structural problems. undo

curprev 22:4522:45, 10 June 2024‎ Pombedo11! talk contribs‎ 66,790 bytes +7‎ →‎"Dross": the 1828 Webster's definition of "dross" includes Waste matter; refuse; any worthless matter separated from the better part; impure matter. So not limited to smelting of metals. undo

curprev 16:4416:44, 7 June 2024‎ Anachronist talk contribs‎ 66,783 bytes −4‎ →‎Quoting Isaiah: rm weasel word undo
curprev 16:4016:40, 7 June 2024‎ Anachronist talk contribs‎ 66,787 bytes −24‎ →‎top: removed POV tag that was placed due to presence of "apologist perspective" sections, which have since been removed undo

curprev 04:1004:10, 8 May 2024‎ Anachronist talk contribs‎ m 66,811 bytes −68‎ consolidated duplicate citations undo
curprev 04:0004:00, 8 May 2024‎ Anachronist talk contribs‎ 66,879 bytes +734‎ Oh, good catch. I looked for some sources, and apparently this is considered a rather significant anachronism. Added a source from Richard Packham (cited elsewhere also), an excommunicated Mormon critic. undo

curprev 00:0100:01, 7 May 2024‎ Awilley talk contribs‎ 66,145 bytes −541‎ →‎Compass: delete section that now appears to be entirely sourced to the Book of Mormon undo

curprev 16:3716:37, 22 April 2024‎ Epachamo talk contribs‎ 82,715 bytes +45‎ →‎Dating of known historical events: Clarified how "Dating of known historical events" is an anachronism undo

curprev 02:0002:00, 21 April 2024‎ XeCyranium talk contribs‎ 82,670 bytes −2,132‎ More synthesis, and what remained was as reputable as etchings on a sidewalk undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
curprev 01:5901:59, 21 April 2024‎ XeCyranium talk contribs‎ 84,802 bytes −399‎ →‎Apologist perspective: Yet more synthesis undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit