Does Science Offer Any Support for LDS Views?
Sure! Take the Word of Wisdom, the LDS health code that was revealed in 1833. It follows modern principles of nutrition, and warned that tobacco was not healthy for man, long before the scientific evidence was in. It’s remarkably impressive. Book of Mormon evidences also include a variety of scientific issues that may be of interest. It’s wrong to say that science can prove or disprove the sacred text of any religion, but in my opinion, it can point to areas that would have been hard to fabricate in 1830, or add plausibility to the claim that it is an ancient text. An example of such a scientific issue pertaining to the Book of Mormon is volcanism. Volcanic activity is accurately described in the Book of Mormon. In fact, modern science confirms that volcanic activity occurred in Mesoamerica, the only plausible geographic setting for the New World aspects of the Book of Mormon, and that it occurred at approximately the same time the Book of Mormon says it happened. This issue of volcani
