So when I say “recent” I’m talking about like 1960s to now on that list. That’s short enough that living members were indoctrinated before the changes, after that’s no longer true, they really solidfy.
But that goes all the way back to the 1830s and their leader being able to imbue his followers with magic powers. The ~200 years Mormanism has been around is basically nothing, and all new religions go thru a similar moderation period.
The point were practioners stop believing in outright magic, and start talking about how their figurative stories and obviously not to be taken literally.
It’s the normal evolution of religion and has been happening for all of human history.
The times were religious fevor increases, is almost always as a distraction to what the wealthy and powerful don’t want us to notice.
Keep in mind the timeline we’re talking about.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_changes_to_temple_ceremonies_in_the_LDS_Church
So when I say “recent” I’m talking about like 1960s to now on that list. That’s short enough that living members were indoctrinated before the changes, after that’s no longer true, they really solidfy.
But that goes all the way back to the 1830s and their leader being able to imbue his followers with magic powers. The ~200 years Mormanism has been around is basically nothing, and all new religions go thru a similar moderation period.
The point were practioners stop believing in outright magic, and start talking about how their figurative stories and obviously not to be taken literally.
It’s the normal evolution of religion and has been happening for all of human history.
The times were religious fevor increases, is almost always as a distraction to what the wealthy and powerful don’t want us to notice.