Originally Posted by Roger Pearse

And just think of how many people were named Joseph Smith back when the Mormons were getting going. All of them non-existent, apparently. In fact, any time two people have the same name, some people believe that means that neither of them actually exists!

You don't have to witness this kind of thing for very long to start feeling distinctly uncharitable towards those responsible. Which is not very kind of them, is it?

Just give it up, chaps. If the only way to "prove" that Christianity is wrong is stuff like this,* you'd better just go down to the Catholic church and go to confession, and confess to being a fool and a sinner and have done with it.

All the best,

Roger Pearse
*And surely it is not.