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I think Mormons are either ignorant, or masters of Confirmation Bias. CMV.

I think, given the sheer amount of evidence (historical, and scientific) against the claims of The Book of Mormon, such as black people are the product of a curse, native Americans are descendants of Israelite people that sailed to the Americas, and the obvious mistranslations of ancient Egyptian texts. The incredible *lack* of evidence for the stories and claims of the Book of Mormon, such as stories of huge civilizations and battles, deaths in the hundreds of thousands and use of steel weapons. The history of the church, and the history of Joseph Smith as a conman and polygamist who slept with children as young as 14, should be enough to convince any open-minded, critical thinker that the Mormon church is not only false, but demonstrably false, and a fabrication of Joseph Smith.
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Your points ally generally to all Christians who claim the Bible as authoritative, not just mormons.

> black people are the product of a curse

Was also held by large swaths of American Christians and was used as a justification for maintaining racial slavery. That is what is meant by the phrase "What God has made unequal" and similar phrases you will find in the defense of slavery.

> only false, but demonstrably false

This is true of Christianity in general. The Great Flood never happened in global terms. The Jews were never captive in Egypt. There are trees older than the age some Biblical scholars claim of the earth.

To say that they are ignorant or masters of confirmation bias is inaccurate towards Mormons as a whole just as it is towards Christians in general. Faith is more complicated than simple ignorance and a single bias thrown in. 

You should also realize that the most falsifiable and clearly crazy portions of the LDS faith are *not* taught to their membership at large (at least not regularly) and do not play a significant role in their faith or church activities. The deeper teachings of the church are hidden from prospective new convert members who hear "Jesus came to the Indians, too!" not "You can be a God who populates an entire planet with your own children some day." The sermons and testimonies you are likely to hear at your local ward are going to be nice, faith-affirming anecdotes which avoid the real, rotting intellectual meat of the religion. They are taught to pray and seek a "burning in their bosom" which will affirm their faith over any fact or doubt.

It is also a highly social and socially compulsive religion. There is intense peer pressure to suppress any doubt. If you miss a day of church you get a phone call within a day telling you that you were missed and that they hope you aren't ill. Any appearance of lack of faith can earn scrutiny from your peers in the Elder's Quorum or your Bishop.

On the more positive side, sticking in the church means a powerful social welfare system, support structure and guaranteed social environment.

The reason people convert and stay mormon is far more complicated than ignorance or confirmation bias.