Korihor's Arguments

I recently taught Alma 30 in seminary. I was impressed with the similarities of Korihor and the agnostics, atheists, and other non-believers today.

President Ezra Taft Benson said:

"The Book of Mormon exposes the enemies of Christ...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."
("The Book of Mormon Is the Word of God", Ensign, Jan. 1988, p. 3)

Here are some of the points Korihor made. Doesn't he sound just like the people in the world today?

"Do what you want to do, it is no crime."

"You can only know truth by what you can learn through your senses." In other words, things you learn spiritually aren't true.

"Commandments inhibit you, and bind you down. Obedience to church teachings causes oppression."

"Religious belief comes from foolish traditions and frenzied minds."

"A man prospers according to his own efforts." In other words, survival of the fittest. Gives no credit to God.

"There is no life after death".

I have to say here, that I believe the opposite of every one of these things that Korihor said.