Rhetorical: This is the definition of Korihor’s argument for bondage. The belief in the prophecies (and we must remember that Korihor’s use of this term targets the Nephite New World prophets) creates certain requirements on how the Nephites will live. Those rules and regulations necessarily restrict the Nephites from certain things – and that restriction is the bondage. Of course, were the prophecies true then there would be a reason for the rules and commandments, but since Korihor asserts that they are not true, there is no reason for the bondage, and therefore it is harmful and unnecessary.