The following is pulled from my post on my Facebook page.
Update: Patrick Bishop asked me to clarify that Curtis
Weber's research methods should not be attributed to the research behind
Brother Joseph Again. Although Curtis appears in the documentary and is listed
on its website, Patrick explained that being interviewed does not mean the
filmmakers endorse his methods or agree with all of his conclusions. According
to Patrick, he and Joseph Brickey agree with Curtis about the Smith-Larsen
image but use different methodologies and disagree with him about the skull identification.
Specifically, Patrick asked me to attribute the method discussed in my earlier
post to Curtis rather than to Brother Joseph Again.
I acknowledge that distinction. However, after spending five
hours watching and closely examining the documentary, I also observed what
appeared to me to be the same morphing technique I criticized in Curtis's
presentations. My concerns therefore extend to material shown in the film
itself, separately from what Curtis has posted in chats or presented on
podcasts.
After watching the movie, my opinion has not changed. I
found nothing compelling or new beyond what I had already heard. I will write a
lengthy blog post addressing specific findings and visual comparisons that I
consider highly misleading, including examples of what I believe was a form of
morphing used in the documentary.
Original post: The morphing phenomenon is real. It can
easily bridge images together. This is why I always try to point out the need
for caution, even when I've used it to illustrate something.
A furrowed brow and a few matching shadows in the Joseph
Smith Mansion painting don't make someone the prophet. And I am referring to
the Brother Joseph Again researchers who think it does.
I could have maybe spent more time looking for an even
better match, someone with a more similar nose, but why bother? I've made my
point. How many similar features can you find?
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