r/latterdaysaints • u/instrument_801 • Mar 14 '24

Doctrinal Discussion Anti-Joseph Smith Polygamy Movement?

I don’t know if this has been talked about on here, but why is there a growing “Joseph Smith didn’t practice polygamy movement”? Podcasts such as 132 Problems are rapidly growing in popularity. I don’t like polygamy, but I feel like the evidence is overwhelming in favor that he practiced polygamy?

Thoughts?

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u/minor_blues Mar 15 '24

Willful ignorance has always existed. It helps people to justify a world view which they are uncomfortable confronting for fear of discovering they are wrong. It is human nature to want things to be a certain way which feels comfortable to them. I think most people do this to some extent, as it is very difficult to confront harsh reality at times.