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| ==Criticism==
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| It is argued that because DNA evidence of modern Amerindians does not match the DNA of modern inhabitants of the Middle East, the Book of Mormon must be false.
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| ==Response==
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| The response should be brief and summary in nature.
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| ==Conclusion==
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| A summary of the argument against the criticism.
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| ==Further reading==
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| ===FAIR wiki articles===
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| *[[Logical_falacies#Straw_man| Straw man fallacy]]
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| ===FAIR web site===
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| *[http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/woodward01/ "DNA and the Book of Mormon,"] (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, 2003) Interviews, information, and overviews of the issues surrounding DNA and the Book of Mormon.
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| *Michael R. Ash, [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/brochures/BoMDNA.pdf Is An Historical Book of Mormon Compatible With DNA Science?] . This '''FAIR Brochure''' summarizes the flaws in claims that recent DNA evidence shows the Book of Mormon to be non-historical.
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| *Kevin L. Barney, [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom08.html "A Brief Review of Murphy and Southerton's "Galileo Event.","] (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, February 2003) A review of an article on DNA and the Book of Mormon that appeared in ''Anthropology News.''
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| *Brant A. Gardner, [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom07.html "The Tempest in a Teapot: DNA Studies and the Book of Mormon,"] (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, January 2003) A review of what DNA studies can and, more importantly, cannot tell us about the Book of Mormon.
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| *Cooper Johnson, [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom01.html "DNA and the Book of Mormon,"] (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, March 2002) Some say that DNA research can disprove (or prove) The Book of Mormon. This article examines a presentation on the subject by Dr. Scott R. Woodward at the 2001 FAIR Conference.
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| *Greg Kearney, [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/humor/humor07.html "DNA and the Book of Mormon,"] (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, October 2003) A very apt cartoon draws attention to the double-edged sword presented by criticisms of the Book of Mormon based on DNA studies.
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| *Daniel Peterson, [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/conf/2003PetD.html "Random Reflections on the Passing Scene,"] (2003 FAIR Conference presentation.) Dr. Peterson explores many current areas of interest including atheism, DNA studies, and the need for LDS apologetics.
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| *David Stewart, [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom12.html DNA and the Book of Mormon] .
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| *Scott Woodward, [http://www.fairlds.org/pubs/woodward01/ "DNA and the Book of Mormon,"] (2001 FAIR Conference presentation.)
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| ===External links===
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| *Links to external web pages
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| ===Printed material===
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| *Printed resources whose text is not available online
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| ===Source(s) of the Criticism===
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