Ockham's Razor

Zion, August 14, 2010

Book of Mormon Geography

By

Miguel Angel Tinoco Rodriguez

Occam’s Razor theorem as understood by the logic of the scholars or the scientific community suggests to the mind that where all things are weighed equally, in order to differentiate truth from error or deviation, one must not go beyond the mark; or to explain redundantly and without necessity the truth of any given thing. And also that when we are confronted with diverse or pluralistic opinions, the simplest explanation tends to be the right one.

"Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor) is the principle that "entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity" (entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem). The popular interpretation of this principle is that the simplest explanation is usually the correct one. However, this is often confused, as the 'simple' "is really referring to the theory with the fewest new assumptions."

As far as pinpointing with exactitude the geographical locations of the book of Mormon, the prophets have time and again told us the mind of God concerning the fact of the matter; whoever, scientist and scholars time and again go beyond the mark to make manifest their deep ignorance.

Therefore, I do not believe any of these purported and proposed theories concerning the geography of the book of Mormon as explained, for they are only that, theories that do not conform to written facts. These theorems are all too limited in scope and too broad in ambiguity which only lead to multiplicity of uncertainties or UGATH darkness in the minds of people.

In a little over five hundred years we have filled and inhabited nearly the whole continent of America. More than twice in our cultural life span, the Jaredites, the Nephites and the Laminates nations inhabited and dominated these lands. Here they worked and walked therein, therefore, they knew at least as much if not more than what we now know about these robus territories. People these days are trying to make the ancietns look ignorant as if they knew not where precise cardinal points of the world were during ther pilgrmage.

I understand about the ignorance or scriptural analphabetism of the peoples of the world. It is no braner to frgive a dumb brute likme. But why is it too hard for a great many of the people of this Church of Jesus Christ and their cat minded scholars to take the Lord’s words as given by his mouth the prophets? It is not written in the scriptures that the Lord delights in simplicity and plainness? And is it not written also that the weak things of the world will come forth to confound and to dethrone the mighty and strong ones? That the weak and unlearned thigs of the world are sent to overpower the wise and learned?

With an eye single to the Glory of God, I will tell you what you have not previously considered about the book or Mormon words. Or that a good heart and a willing mind of a fourteen year old Aaronic priesthood teacher can decipher the locations and geography of the Book of Mormon better than the leading scientists and scholars and their cat minded followers amongst us.

For instance, if the prophets of today have told us that Lehi and his party when they were brought here by the hand of Lord, that they originally landed in the place called Chile, so it is. Take it or leave it. Who are we to contend against the wisdom of God? Even the foolishness of the Lord is wiser and his weak things stronger than men

But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

(New Testament 1 Corinthians 1:23 - 25)

Now, the fine English language must be the most direct language of world to communicate a thought or idea, but it is also the most phonetically imperfect and misleading language of them all. But if you must know, for starters in the art of reformed or confounded languages, the word CHILE transliterated or correctly arranged reads as LECHI; or LECHEE as with a strong Latin or Hebrew pronunciation. One just has to put the syllables in the right location until it sounds right.

Now, Chile is a very long and narrow shaped country from south to North like a piece of cheese. Lehi did not have to Land in the midst or southernmost par of that region. Even nowadays, a bordering location between Chile and Peru is a good enough locality as a landing port for Lehi and his party to substantiate the truth as spoken by the prophets of Today. And it also serves well as a landing place for a big ark. And that place today, if I were to land in it as Lehi did, I or my people would call it the place of the Arc. And today in that very spot, there is a place so called, even ARICA or the place of landing of the Ark or Arca. Go ahead, Google or map it and as it was yesterday, it is today and it will still be there tomorrow and forever.

Now the Lord may confound our languages due to our iniquity to keep us dumb, blind and mute, but he is not a deceiver. If the Old world geographies have kept their old names during all these millennia despite of language barriers and oher turmois, so does the new world places. The only difference is that today we ARE SO DULL OF HEARING AND WILLFLLY BLIND THAT WE DO NOT RECOGINZE THE WRITTEN WORD OR EVEN THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE.

If we truly read the scriptures as intended; and we try to remember the names of peoples and places therein regardless of how old and boring they are o sound, perhaps we can learn something new. What use there would be for temples without names? And also, if we learn some basic Egyptian and Hebrew terminology; or at the very least; if we attempt to read backwards even English or Latin or Spanish as in Hebrew; plus a adding a little Ladino or a little pre-Columbian pronunciation, anyone can identify pretty much any place in the book of Mormon in today’s world. Some examples are these:

Please visualize the locality and meaning of the word TIMNA where Joshua domiciled himself when he divided the promise land among the tribes of Israel; or the nearby place called GOLAN, or the low lands as the port of ELAT or ELIAT. These are commonly known places in the Holy land and in the scriptures.

If I were to move away from there to a distant and faraway land in order to remember my roots I would use the same names or terminology in my new locality perhaps with a little word or syllable reformation.

Even if my last name is ELIAB I would surname one of my children BAILE or LEIBA or IBAEL, LEBAI or if my Hebrew roots are strong I would even use the Y as in the name BAILY o YELIAB. Or if my name anciently was PETER Bar Jonah, I would be called today PEDRO or PETER BARAHONA. Or If I were to be a descendant of the inglorious sons of the High Priest Eli. OPHNI, PHINEAS, ICHABED that lived during the times of Samuel the prophet. Or even the surname CAIPHAS, the killer High priest that lived during the crucifixion of Christ, I would look at someone that is surnamed as of OPHNI like PINO, FINNO/ FOR PHINEAS, someone surnamed as ESPINA. PINAES or FINESS or ZENIFF. For ICHABED, I would look for surnm or place nmed BEDOICHA or BEDOYA, or even for  CAIFAS  I would be suspiscous of one named FAICAS.
 

Now the word MANTI of the hill named in the book of Mormon, this is no other than TIMNA or TIMNAT as in the Bible. Do you see where the reformation of language words do lead? Now the word GOLAN is no other than LOGAN or OGLAND, the place where the giants lived in the prmised land as GOLIATH. And ELAT, in the low lands is no other than the port of TELAH.

In North America, even Logan Utah, is named after the Jerusalem place Golan by some Ephratas living nearby. Even the word you already know UTAH has a self evident meaning or interpretation. As you know it means TOP of the Mountains. Or HAT as in HATU or the word UTAH backwards. This is so as to say or to suggest to the mind the place of the HAT OF THE GIANT HILLS; or the hills with a white or snowy hat. Anyway one looks at this words, all interpretations lead to the top. To learn these things is fun and very constructive when the spirit of the Lord takes the lead over the carnal mind, ears, eyes, mouth and flesh.

Most of these lands in America were first discovered, conquered and colonized by JEWS or undisclosed Israelites. They were the agents of the gentile nations that were expelled or sent here from their captivity to work for them. And the Lord that inspired them to navigate also gave them aid. They were the most professional and literate of men in those and also in our days. And they were the ones that named pretty much every city and or new settlement in America. The Lord our God brought them here; and it was his duty and responsibility to also inspire them to name the places anew also for his own purpose. By small means the LORD accmplishes that which is great, Some places even kept redundantly both their new and primitive names.

I, for instance was born in the city of TEGUCIGALPA in Honduras, Central America. Honduras is another name that signifies both Bottomless Pit and also Home of wisdom without limits. So was an ancient province in the plain of DURA in ancient Babylon. The closest match of the name of this city of Tegucigalpa that I did find in the book of Mormon was JACOBUGAT or Jacob-Ugath, in their native language pronunciation it would sound like CHAICALP-UGET or JAICAB-UGAT. Both of these words have strong Hebrew pronunciation as in YAIKUB UGAT or Jacob the Great. Depending wheter Ugat is pronounced with an E or with an A at the end, this is to signify the place of bread, bakery, and brick. Or as opposite to the word UTAH, UGATH is great deep or bottomless pit.  The place Masonry, secret combinations or even where the great mount or the supplanter ascends. In other terms this is a gat of Hell or Where the sinagogue of Satan's set is. This is the place from where the peace was taken from the whole cotinent during the times of King Jacob the graeat government supplanter.

Now, as far as the Book of Mormon geography it is concerned, these people were no fools. They were exceptional mathematicians and more earth landed than many of or modern Pharisees, Scribes and Sadducees that are eager to learn and never get to a knowledge of the truth. Our scholars should stop partaking of the forbidden fruit or of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for in so doing they are digging deep into hells mouth by looking beyond the mark.

One with a little orientation and good will and a correct heart can discover by the spirit of truth great hidden wonders, marvels and mysteries. As in the ongoing theories pertaining to the Geography of the Book of Mormon, perhaps all the three, even the Gulf of Darien, the Tehuantepec Gulf and even the Honduran Gulf may qualify as a narrow strip of land as described in the Book of Mormon.

But even a small child with simple understanding knows that it refers to the Gulf of Darien in Panama, near the Panama Canal. The Lord will not be so infamous as to try to deceive a kid in search for truth. The land of Abundance or Bountiful is no other than Norwest Colombia, in the provnce of Antioch, which center city is Medellin. This place from Colombia has a subtropical climate good for every needful plant and roots, fruits and exotic flowers in all their kinds and varieties for textile coloring and manufacture. It is even more suitable for life than Guatemalan’s eternal spring climate.

Now, the Sidon, Pison, Gion, Gibbon, Ondis, Dibos, Donsi, Nisbon, Dison, Dixon, Xodis, Ondix, Xibon, Shiblon, or eve Xideon river or Valley’s name is to me as spiritual as Gazelem o code name river of water is not other than the Magdalena river in Colombia. It is hidden in plain sight, but people are quick to guess but slothful to search, so they do not find a thing even as large as an EAST,WEST OR NORTH SEA.

The head of the waters of the river Sidon; or the Aqua-doors of this river is where the Riplakish or great Andes mountain do end. This is right above Quito in Ecuador. The names says it all, AQUADOOR. And in that place also is where there is a small south Anti-Parrah or barren wilderness or desert that serves a s a barrier. The Sidon River runs from South to North and it empties in the North Sea. At the North end or near its delta, there is also a small portion of the river that runs from East to West. And close by to the West of the same area is the MARACAIBO basin or the inland fallen sea, the place of arms. That area serves as or leads to the so called Sea West.

And on the South side of the Sidon river, opposite to the side where the Hill Manti is, nearing at the head of this river there is also a curvature that runs from it is a East to West, yet the river still flows there from West to East at that particular location. This is where the Nephites ambushed the Crossing Lamanites as per the words of the prophet Alma. There is also a smaller river adjacent to the West of the river Sidon that also has a small curvature from East to West, and its waters run from East to West then to go northbound and empty into the Sidon or Magdalen river. 

Now, when these precise longitudes and latitudes are precisely or assertively established as landmarks one can begin to pinpoint as the Lord will reveal it where the ancient Book of Mormon Settlements and cities were, are and will continue to be. But one must first learn to walk before endeavoring to run or rush in. Here is the patience of the Saints. I am a just a scribe instructed unto the Kingdom of Heaven who is sharing things new and old from the treasures of my Lord in his Holy Name.

Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

Then said he unto them, therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

(New Testament Matthew 13:51 - 52)

Attentively yours

This is a servant in the hands of our beloved SOTER, even Jesus Cristos, for whose glory alone, I write, amen and amen.

Miguel Angel Tinoco Rodriguez