Korihor

Interesting to see the false teachings and philosophies of Korihor and how they are used today:

1) ridicule of sacred beliefs (30:13-14);
2) extreme empiricism (one can only believe what one experiences with the five senses, 30:15, 26, 28);
3) personal attacks (only fanatics believe in God, belief in God is the effect of a "frenzied mind," 30:16);
4) humanism (every man prospers according to his own genius, every man for himself, 30:17, 25);
5) ethical relativism (all things are relative, there are no eternal standards or mores, 30:17);
6) no responsibilities (17)
7) pride in sin (30:18);
8) no belief in life after death or final judgment (eat, drink and be merry now, 30:18);
9)   commandments are foolish traditions used to enslave people (30:23);
10) post-modernist agnosticism (no one can know if anything is true, 30:24);
11) misrepresentations of true doctrine (30:25);
12) outright lies about Alma's character (30:27);
13) demanding rights, privileges and freedoms, (30:27);
14) emotional appeals (30:31);
15) atheism (denies the existence of God, 30:38);
16) demands for signs (30:43);
17) knowingly and intentionally resisting the Spirit (30:46).

I guess Ezra Taft Benson was right when he said:

"the Book of Mormon exposes the enemies of Christ. It confounds false doctrines and lays down contention. (See 2 Ne. 3:12.) It fortifies the humble followers of Christ against the evil designs, strategies, and doctrines of the devil in our day. The type of apostates in the Book of Mormon are similar to the type we have today. God, with his infinite foreknowledge, so molded the Book of Mormon that we might see the error and know how to combat false educational, political, religious, and philosophical concepts of our time."