Baseline Models

Working Models

Incomplete Models

Methodologies

Verisimilitude Tests

Global Scorecard: Which Geography Most Resembles the Book of Mormon?

Category A: Flora (Items 1-8) Verisimilitude Scores

Category B: Fauna (Items 9-18) Verisimilitude Scores

Category C: Metallurgy and Materials (Items 19-27) Verisimilitude Scores

Category D: Writing Systems and Record-Keeping (Items 28-33) Verisimilitude Scores

Category E: Weapons and Military (Items 34-42) Verisimilitude Scores

Category F: Economy, Trade, and Monetary System (Items 43-48) Verisimilitude Scores

Category G: Government and Law (Items 49-53) Verisimilitude Scores

Category H: Religion and Temples (Items 54-58, 83) Verisimilitude Scores

Category I: Vehicles, Transport, and Maritime (Items 59-62) Verisimilitude Scores

Category J: Demographics and Settlement (Items 63-67) Verisimilitude Scores

Category K: Chronology and Civilization Trajectory (Items 68-70) Verisimilitude Scores

Category L: Physical Geography (Items 71-82) Verisimilitude Scores

Master Comparison Matrix: Categories A-L (Items 1-83)

Individual Tests

Appendix: Alma 11 Monetary System: Verisimilitude Score Across Eight Geography Models

Appendix: Writing on Metal Plates (#30): Verisimilitude Score Across Eight Geography Models

Convergence Leaderboard

Convergence Tests

Geospatial Convergence: Average Deviation for Walking Distances (Google Maps)

Geospatial Convergence: Median Deviation for Walking Distances (Google Maps)

Geospatial Convergence: Average Deviation for Straight Line Walking Distances

Geospatial Convergence: Median Deviation for Straight Line Walking Distances

Anachronisms: Accidental Evidence in Book of Mormon Criticisms