"You bend the structure of reality too much... it snaps back at you"
Mark Hofmann
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Re: Mark Hofmann
#22So nobody wants to say it ? Ok I will. Hoffman profited because the entire history and founding of the LDS was and is b.s. Hoffman got caught and tried for forgery but perhaps the greatest forger and conman of them all in this narrative was Joseph Smith himself. People have known this for a long time: Joseph Smith's criminal record, his sexual proclivities, unverified 'visions' (as if any visions could be verified);…
Came to write this. 100% agree.
Re: Mark Hofmann
#23It makes me wonder what other historical artifacts we believe are genuine are actually forgeries. How was Hoffman able to forge letters that were supposedly 100+ years old? Wouldn't modern materials dating techniques reveal the fraud immediately?
He would take pages from old books. The blank pages at the start/end, etc. Not sure how he spoofed the ink
Is this why he collected first edition books? I didn’t realise it but this would make a lot of sense.
Re: Mark Hofmann
#24So nobody wants to say it ? Ok I will. Hoffman profited because the entire history and founding of the LDS was and is b.s. Hoffman got caught and tried for forgery but perhaps the greatest forger and conman of them all in this narrative was Joseph Smith himself. People have known this for a long time: Joseph Smith's criminal record, his sexual proclivities, unverified 'visions' (as if any visions could be verified);…
No one said it, because it doesn't make any sense.
>Hoffman profited because the entire history and founding of the LDS was and is b.s.
Huh? Sounds like you are just itching for a chance to speak ill of a religion you don't like (or religion in general).
Forgers that are good, profit, regardless. Hoffman fooled many very well respected experts. As do many good forgers in many different fields.