1. In response to a question from Anthony Metcalf , Whitmer attempted to clarify the `` spiritual '' versus '' natural `` viewing the plates :
2. In response to a question by Anthony Metcalf , Whitmer attempted to clarify the `` spiritual '' versus `` natural '' viewing of the plates :

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Choose from:
 A). no;
 B). yes;...I think the answer is
B).