Ain't this normal for people though.

I've had discussions on religion with people before who give very literal, logical, materialistic observations of how religions work, until it comes to their own religion, which is always different.

I'm not really out for blood with this but I always find it odd someone has an issue with say Joseph Smith for being an obvious charlitian but doesn't see the similarities with him and the Moses story. Of course Joseph Smith was copying Moses. But well, do we give credit to the original "god totally gave me these stone tablets!" guy? Moses at least put the tablets in a special box that nobody was allowed to see. Smith wasn't near as creative and just gave them back to God when he finished. Why would God want them back?