Is this appropriate? Reading material

[RileyG]

Probably harmful if you read it for pleasure but neutral if you read it strictly for informational purposes.

I can easily say that I have a Quran and plan to read it (I don't have plans per se) for strictly informational purposes so that I can know the entire book, but I'm certainly not reading it to have a good time.

Thanks for the info!

Peace

 

[RileyG]

President Nelson of the LDS Church died last night at the age of 101. I cannot help but wonder that he might be experiencing? May God have mercy upon him!

 

[Michie]

President Nelson of the LDS Church died last night at the age of 101. I cannot help but wonder that he might be experiencing? May God have mercy upon him!

We serve a merciful God. He will know exactly how to handle Mr. Nelson.

 

[Cosmic Charlie]

Putting these statements together, I gather that knowledge produces ignorance. Sounds to me like the teacher of such "treasure" is the father of lies himself - the one in whom there is no truth, only deceit. Did I miss something?

Yes.

and you also took the statements out of context

…..and I don’t think “ignorance“ means what you think it means.

First, there is no such thing as perfect or full knowledge in all matters at this moment in human histor. That means we don’t know everything about everything. Having incomplete knowledge is not the same as being ignorant.

Second, you didn’t quote my post in its entirety

As I have said before: {snip}

Knowledge is power.

It's also paradoxical and I'm sure that's what bothers you.

The more you learn, the less you know for sure. (That's why a lot of your social conservative types don't like education - it's to force you to question the society in which you learned in the first place, and we can't have THAT, can we?)

You know what a paradox is ? It's a mystery you haven't solved yet.

If you hit a paradox, it means you have an incomplete understanding of the subject. And, of course, the more you know, the less you completely understand.

Don't be afraid of that, it is just part of the learning process.

Knowledge doesn’t lead to “ignorance” it leads to paradox.

And paradoxes are just incomplete knowledge. The more knowledge you obtain, the more

paradoxes you are likely to resolve, but others reveal themselves And they are usually more complicated as you learn more.

Ignorant people exploit paradoxes as proof that knowledge is somehow tainted.

I disagree..

Christianity, as you well know, is chockablock with paradoxes, from trivial to sublime.

 

[RileyG]

We serve a merciful God. He will know exactly how to handle Mr. Nelson.

Amen.

 

[fide]

Yes.

and you also took the statements out of context

…..and I don’t think “ignorance“ means what you think it means.

First, there is no such thing as perfect or full knowledge in all matters at this moment in human history. That means we don’t know everything about everything. Having incomplete knowledge is not the same as being ignorant.

Second, you didn’t quote my post in its entirety

Knowledge doesn’t lead to “ignorance” it leads to paradox.

And paradoxes are just incomplete knowledge. The more knowledge you obtain, the more

paradoxes you are likely to resolve, but others reveal themselves And they are usually more complicated as you learn more.

Ignorant people exploit paradoxes as proof that knowledge is somehow tainted.

I disagree..

Christianity, as you well know, is chockablock with paradoxes, from trivial to sublime.

So you say the "learning process" is "chockablock with paradoxes from trivial to sublime," a paradox being "just incomplete knowledge," merely a "mystery you haven't solved yet. And further, " there is no such thing as perfect or full knowledge in all matters at this moment in human history. That means we don’t know everything about everything."

[Underlining added by me, above, for emphasis]

Would you say at some moment in human history "we will" understand all mysteries, and will "know everything about everything"? If so, when and how do you foresee this happening?