1. Joseph claimed he could translate ancient documents. He could not.
  2. The Book of Mormon, regardless of its status as an ancient or partially ancient document, bears a strong imprint of being a modern document.
  3. The manner in which Mormons ask people to confirm their truthfulness is not unique, suggesting that the feel/pray method could be used to confirm almost anything with the proper pre-conditioning.
  4. Leaders are incapable of distinguishing divine command from their own personal feelings.
  5. Either Joseph Smith or the God he claimed to worship were unethical and did great damage to many others.