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Why doesn't God share His knowledge? in Religion ·
Anthony Perez9 said:And how was Adam supposed to know it was wrong when he couldn't even tell good from bad yet? Same goes for Eve. It turns out everything is just the fault of some talking snake (what even was that? Some god or powerful angel in Eden who actually knew right from wrong? WTF?).

Because of that talking snake, Jesus had to suffer on the cross...

It isn't about Adam needing to recognize good from bad—he only knew good—it's about him needing to honor his agreement with God, and the deal was he could have anything except "that" tree.
Of course, the tree in Eden wasn't just placed there for no reason, nor was God trying to test Adam; the tree was placed there intentionally to remind Adam of the agreement—since God knew Adam was a material being, it would be easier for him if he could actually "see" the contract, a daily reminder...

And he's at fault because he went to touch it, breaking his pact with God, since there was nothing special about that tree for Adam—nothing particularly nourishing or enjoyable... symbolically, the tree was the cornerstone between God and Adam.

When you make a deal with someone and tell them: Do everything except this one thing.
Wouldn't it offend you if they went and touched "that thing" just out of curiosity or for the thrill of it?
Adam used 100% of his brain (which seems incomprehensible to some people today), yet he didn't use his intellect, but rather his heart, which led him astray.

As for the snake?
That’s just a character who decided before Adam how to be a god to himself and others.🙄
Adam did fall for a stupid trick, but he shouldn't have; he could have chosen differently, but curiosity was stronger.
"Curiosity killed the cat," as the old saying goes, and it's a living truth.

And Jesus?
He didn't "have to suffer" on the cross (as you put it).
He didn't have to do anything at all... everything he did was his own choice, because everyone has their own free will—angels in heaven and people on Earth alike.

Perhaps that level of depth is unfamiliar to you because you personally would never do something like that for others—since you love yourself too much, won't sacrifice for anyone else, and think everyone else is foolish while your own reach is magnificent?!

A person who has never had the chance to sacrifice for others, in any way, can only imagine they had opportunities but missed them due to selfishness—but when faced with the same situation again... is it possible they'll just follow the same pattern?

Now you'll ask, 'well, do I have to be crucified to please others?'
No, definitely not that! But you could, for instance, sweat through the effort of helping others.
And if you don't want to... well, then you can always stay exactly where you are, stuck at a standstill, thinking highly of yourself while spitting on everyone else's hard work.

This is just a general observation, nothing personal, so, no offense intended.🙂
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wearyowl29 said:But wait, is being totally independent actually the blessing here?🤷

What about children suffering from various severe, incurable diseases—conditions they can't even begin to comprehend?
It isn't really a "blessing"—unless we're suggesting God also blesses every materialist who's too obsessed with their own physical world to see past the end of their nose?
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Anthony Perez9 said:😲

Man... HAARP, conspiracy theories, Masons, Jewish bankers, evil Americans, FEMA camps, pure paranoia... 🙂

so basically, don't let anyone claim that God didn't grant people knowledge or allow them to understand the elements they're playing with to a certain extent.

What really kills me is how people who claim to be devout are often the first ones diving headfirst into insane conspiracy theories. Maybe God (or rather, the illusion of Him) just plants those toxic ideas in their heads to mess with them? 🤷

Personally, I'm fascinated by people who cling to their little sandbox—waving their plastic shovels around and throwing sand at anyone passing by 😁
as well as the fact that they’ve marked every milestone in history just because of that sandbox, leaving them completely ignorant today... if they had actually progressed even slightly, they might have realized what history is actually about.
It seems their sneakers—and their brain matter—are so full of sand that it'll be nearly impossible to wash out. ☕
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Anthony Perez9 said:😲

Man... HAARP, conspiracy theories, Masons, Jewish bankers, evil Americans, FEMA camps, pure paranoia... 🙂

so basically, don't let anyone claim that God didn't grant people knowledge or allow them to understand the elements they're playing with to a certain extent.

What really kills me is how people who claim to be devout are often the first ones diving headfirst into insane conspiracy theories. Maybe God (or rather, the illusion of Him) just plants those toxic ideas in their heads to mess with them? 🤷

Personally, I'm just fascinated by those who stubbornly cling to their little sandbox—waving plastic shovels around and throwing sand at anyone passing by. 😁
And they've spent so much time playing in that sandbox that they've effectively marked all the milestones of history, leaving them completely clueless today... if they had bothered to step outside even once or twice, they might have actually understood what history is about.
They’ve got sand stuck in their sneakers—and honestly, probably deep in their brain matter too, which will be quite difficult to wash out. ☕
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bluebison25 said:I think most people crave the idea of God or some kind of afterlife, but honestly? I find that impossible to swallow. Take Tesla, for example. He once mentioned being deeply religious at his core—meaning he believed in a higher power or a divine force—but he wasn't tied to any organized religion or church dogma. He didn't subscribe to the standard "heaven and hell" narrative found in the Bible or similar texts. Instead, Tesla suggested that death might not be the final curtain call for the life we know. It’s actually the exact kind of thing modern scientists are digging into right now.

Ugh.
Finally, a bit of actual substance on this board—bravo, I guess.

Discussions here generally lack specifics, so it mostly devolves into everyone mocking everyone else—people making fun of things without even knowing why (aside from their own personal frustrations).

Tesla?
He was brilliant—he saw things so far ahead of his time that modern science still hasn't even come close to catching up; they just copy him and claim his discoveries as their own.
Beyond being exceptionally intelligent, he had a good heart—he actually claimed that the current being discovered could be free for everyone on Earth.
That obviously didn't fly, since the wizards of capitalism had other plans for that.

I always found that incident where Tesla (while in NY) triggered a tremor that caused both an earthquake and a nearby fire—leading to panicked calls to the fire department—quite interesting.
Back then, he testified that such things could be induced intentionally.
Today, his work is being repurposed to trigger tremors across the globe—if you can distinguish them from natural earthquakes.

So, I won't argue that God hasn't granted humanity knowledge, or allowed us to understand the elements we're playing with to a certain degree.
The issue is that people exploit that knowledge, experimenting in ways that threaten everyone else on the planet—and the planet itself.
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Benjamin Taylor6 said:The Crusaders were meant to be Christ's soldiers. They needed the Holy Spirit to hover over them—to turn them from mere physical combatants into spiritual ones. But let's be honest, God can be quite stingy when it comes to distributing His gifts of the Holy Spirit. He usually hands them out in places where there isn't any obvious practical use.
And there's actually a song about that very thing:

The Crusaders weren't actually Christ's soldiers—they belonged to the churches and earthly rulers.
Jesus' army isn't on Earth; His soldiers are angels in heaven.
Besides, Jesus Himself forbade warfare and bloodshed, so—anybody doing that (or having done that) can't really be categorized as a soldier of Jesus, not even symbolically... or even as a joke.

The fact that certain Christian denominations blessed the Crusades (and some of their members literally fought in them) probably just shows how little connection they have with God—both then and now. It's standard practice for clergy to preach peace while simultaneously blessing soldiers before they head off to war.
It seems somewhat foolish to lose faith in God because of people like that, since God has nothing to do with them—and frankly, we shouldn't either.
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Susan Green15 said:A human being is not some hundred-headed monster.
It wasn't ME who took the apple; Adam took it.
It wasn't ME who desired to be wiser than God; it was Adam.
God is punishing me for something someone else did several thousand years ago.
This right here is a textbook example of manipulation and mental gymnastics.
If Adam is a man, then sure, you can argue that "a man desired to be like God because Adam was a man," but it is a completely nonsensical and illogical leap to claim that means I personally chose to be like God just because I am a man.

THIS IS A WORD GAME THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CONNECTION TO LOGIC OR COMMON SENSE.

This kind of generalization is the very foundation of racism. You accuse an entire race based on bad experiences with a single individual from that group. That way of thinking is immoral.

It’s like if ONE Native American killed a white person, and you decided that "Native Americans decided to kill white people," so they all must be punished, leading you to wipe out all Native Americans simply because they are Native Americans.

If you were a member of a minority group and one person from that group committed a crime, and everyone in that group—including you—was punished because of it, you would be the first one to jump up and say that it's unjust and that you shouldn't be blamed for something someone else did.

Therefore, the example you provided, combined with the one I provided, demonstrates that believers are hypocritical and two-faced. It is both hypocritical and duplicitous to justify this line of reasoning in one instance while condemning it in another.

Why is everyone so obsessed with this apple thing? I guess—maybe—there's just some strange fixation going on.
Who exactly claimed it was an apple?!
He writes "fruit"... so maybe it was a pear, or perhaps some other tenth kind of thing—I guess.

So, Adam married his wife—and because of that, he essentially ruined everything for himself. I guess there’s just no hope left for him at this point.
Well, if we're being honest—since we inherited his genes—then I guess it counts that we’re sinners, too; we basically inherited the sin itself.
I suppose if Adam and Eve had actually had children back in Eden—which is a bit of a stretch, I guess—those kids would have stayed behind, leaving the two of them to face whatever comes next alone.
Since Eve was just created, I guess they hadn't exactly been together for long—so children wouldn't have even been born in Eden yet—which seems to be the only logical conclusion here.

That doesn't necessarily mean people today—even now—are to blame for that sin. I guess the Bible suggests God sees the goodness in people's hearts, and He favors anyone who follows His laws. It seems He lifts those people up when they stumble—giving them His spirit, or energy, so they can keep moving forward in everything that is good.

I guess Adam really did walk right into his own trap—he wanted that all-knowing status like God—but that doesn't mean God lacks any empathy for the rest of us who have zero interest in being divine. We're perfectly fine just being simple, ordinary people on this planet.

The Psalms don't actually say that God punishes people for Adam's mistakes—in fact, I guess it doesn't really mention God punishing anyone at all, per se.
The Bible basically suggests that once a person truly messes up—you know, by breaking the laws God set before them—that's when God turns His face away. He just looks away, I guess, and denies them His spirit—or energy, if you want to be modern about it—and essentially leaves them to fend for themselves in this world.
Why?
I suppose when someone starts consciously breaking the rules and just doing their own thing—well, they should realize that God isn't going to force them back into line—God doesn't really work that way, since everyone is given free will, I guess.
So—it’s essentially just cause and effect driven by one's own desires, I guess.

Another reason why our inherited sinfall doesn't really hold much weight—if you ask me—is that He promised support in this life today, while also guaranteeing a new life in whatever comes next.
So, I guess Adam isn't really the main point here—we could just view him as a guy who was handed everything on a silver platter but failed to look beyond himself—which, frankly, is quite a bit of ego.
The Bible is full of instances where good children rise up after failing fathers, and it seems God always takes notice of that new generation. 🙂
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bluebison25 said:Online personas can be incredibly revealing. Looking through all these comments, it’s clear that God knows most of you here have absolutely zero clue what you're talking about.

... coming from someone who finds it impossible to know God

Why do some people just insist on retreating into their own little dark caves?
There’s no light down there—and certainly no knowledge worth gaining.

And this cynicism... well, it's just unnecessary, and it really brings to mind what Oscar Wilde said:
"A cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."
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Harold Kelly5 said:If anyone actually hit the nail on the head here—and provided the real answer to this whole topic—it was Ronald Nelson2... 😁

Ronald Nelson2 is sort of like a little treat that brightens up the day—if you can call it that. 😍
this whole board would be pretty empty without her, I suppose.
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Ronald Nelson2 said:You honestly won't believe this, but I find myself agreeing with you once again.👍
Unknown acts like an expert, but in reality, he hasn't a clue. He’s just aggressively pushing some personal theory that lacks even a shred of logic. He doesn't truly understand what he's talking about. Most likely, he picked up some half-baked idea somewhere and is simply parroting it because he lacks the conviction to think for himself.

I'm with you on this one.🙂

We tried explaining things to him, but apparently, he prefers attacking rather than understanding—it seems to be his way of staying entertained. 🤷
It probably stems from various books people pick up—philosophical nonsense that doesn't actually prove anything, but certainly allows someone to act like a pseudo-intellectual for an hour or two.
Though, there's little point in discussing philosophy; there's a line in a book suggesting that true wisdom will be hidden from the experts and revealed to children instead—since children have honest hearts—which basically means those who seek truth with sincerity will find it.🙂

A man once claimed he couldn't believe in God (much like most people) because he only believes in what he can see—physical matter, essentially.
Then he was asked if he loved his wife, and he said yes.
Then came the follow-up: how can he believe he loves her when that feeling is invisible?
How could he explain that invisible sensation to anyone else?
He didn't say anything—just stood there confused. Honestly, how could a materialist even answer that? It wouldn't be enough to say, "Well, I wash the dishes, so everyone can see my love"—because he wasn't being asked for proof of his actions, but for the feeling itself, which remains invisible to others.

It's more or less the same situation here.🙂
Why doesn't God share His knowledge? in Religion ·
That’s just how it is now, Anthony Perez9

I suppose it's time for some silence—giving space to those who actually have something intelligent to contribute, maybe.
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Anthony Perez9 said:Jesus was basically the biggest show-off to ever exist.:

Jesus claims He’s actually wiser than even Solomon, the wisest guy to ever walk the earth.

"Look, I'm standing right here—I am Jesus. I've got more wisdom than Solomon, and I'm a bigger prophet than Jonah, the guy who actually convinced an entire city like Nineveh to turn back to Jehovah!" (Yeah, sure. If I were really the Son of God, I’d probably be some legendary sage performing miracles left and right.)

Jesus says that Moses was actually talking about Him.
How is everyone so dense that they can't see ME in all those Jewish scriptures? It's me, Jesus, the one everyone keeps writing about.


Moses basically just said that someone even greater than him would show up later, describing a figure who could pretty much be anyone.

Jesus is looking at this passage when he’s yelling about how people need to realize that Moses was actually talking about him all along.

So, Jesus was basically just feeding his own ego.

I’m the only one who matters—your leader, your teacher, and nothing else.

The scholars and religious elites have taken over Moses's seat. Honestly, just do what they tell you, but don't expect them to actually walk the walk—they love talking, but they won't lift a finger to help. They’ll pile heavy burdens on everyone else while they sit back and watch. It’s all just a performance for the crowd; they love the attention, the fancy titles, the front-row seats at church, and being called "Teacher" or "Rabbi" in public. But don't bother calling yourselves that. We only have one teacher, and we're all brothers. Don't even call anyone "Father" here on earth, because we only have one Father up in heaven. (And what about the Pope? Is he the Holy Father?) Just don't let people treat you like they're your leaders, because our only leader is Christ.

With an egomaniac like that, you can only expect heavy-handed copyright claims and them hoarding every bit of progress and profit... all while threatening you with literal hellfire and grinding teeth.

The Acts of Jesus. 🙄

"I am standing right here before you—Jesus. I possess wisdom greater than Solomon's; I am a prophet greater than Jonah, who turned an entire city—Nineveh—to the worship of Jehovah!" (I guess if I were the son of god, I'd also be some great wise prophet handing out signs to people.)

Jesus claims that Moses was actually talking about Him.
"How are you all so blind that you can't see ME in all the Jewish holy scriptures? IT IS I, JESUS, THE ONE THEY ARE ALL WRITING ABOUT!!"


Don't think for a second that I'm going to sue you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, whom you rely on. (46) Truly, if you believed Moses, you would believe me: for he wrote about me. (47) But if you don't believe his writings, how will you believe my words?"

And apparently, the mythical Moses only spoke of some future prophet even greater than himself—describing someone vague enough to be anyone.

Jesus seems to be fixated on this passage when he rants about the necessity of believing that Moses was specifically pointing to Him.

"Yahweh, your God, will raise up a prophet like me from among your own people—listen to him! Just as you asked of Yahweh, your God, at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, 'I don't want to hear the voice of Yahweh, my God, anymore, nor do I want to see that terrifying fire or I might die!' Then Yahweh said to me: 'They have spoken correctly. I will raise up a prophet among them like you. I will put my words in his mouth so he tells them everything I command. And if anyone fails to listen to the words that the prophet speaks in my name, he will be held accountable before me."

So, I suppose Jesus was just making a case for his own ego.

Only I, Jesus, am your Leader! Only I am your Teacher!

"The scribes and Pharisees sat in Moses's seat. So do and observe everything they tell you, but don't follow their actions, because they talk without doing. They tie heavy burdens onto people's shoulders but won't even lift a finger to help. They do everything just to be seen by others. In fact, they lengthen their scrolls and make their tassels longer. They love the best seats at banquets, the first chairs in synagogues, greetings in the streets, and being called 'Rabbi' by people. But you, don't let yourselves be called 'Rabbi,' since you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. Nor should you call anyone on earth 'father,' because you have one Father—the one in heaven. (Though what about the Pope—the Holy Father?) And don't let leaders call you theirs, because you have one leader—Christ.

From such egomaniacs, we can probably expect nothing more than aggressive copyright claims and the retention of all rights to goodness and progress... under threat of a fiery HELL filled with the grinding of teeth.

The Acts of Jesus. 🙄
The day Jesus truly lost His temper was when He walked into the temple and found it being run like some chaotic back-alley marketplace—he ended up tossing things everywhere in a fit of rage. There must have been an incredible amount of noise, with gold and silver coins clattering against the temple walls... one can only imagine the racket.
Because what He saw inside felt like a personal insult—since He is, after all, the son of His Father (you already know the sections in the book)

Jonah’s three days inside the belly of that massive fish is just symbolism for the three days of Jesus’s death as a man.

Moses wasn't dealing in myths; he had actual insight and simply passed it along as he received it.

Obviously, Jesus was more powerful and wiser than Solomon—Solomon was just a man who prayed from the heart, and since his heart was in the right place at the time, God granted his request... but Solomon eventually lost his way, introduced idolatry to the people, and broke his covenant with God (which ultimately led him to servitude).
Jesus also possessed free will; He could have chosen a different path, yet His agreement with the Father was deeply woven into His heart, and He saw that pact through to the end.

So?
Are we suggesting that an Almighty God didn't know who He was sending to Earth for this mission?
... or what?
Wasn't Jesus himself present in heaven before anything else was even created?
And wasn't God, as the Father, creating everything else alongside Him?
People struggle to grasp their unity, I suppose—but if you remind them of a father who loves his son and is loved in return, working together on the family estate, is that really such a difficult concept to understand?

On Earth, we call our fathers "fathers" (that's how we refer to our own kin back home, and I don't see the issue there).
Yet, there is still a Father above them all, as He is the Creator of all fathers.
And I honestly don't see what part of that is confusing.

As for hell and the gnashing of teeth... hell is imaginary, but if it actually existed, this planet would be its headquarters by now.

That's about it. 🙂
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Susan Green15 said:The crux of my question is actually this:
Believers claim that God is good. Fine.
Believers also claim that God didn't intend to grant us His specific knowledge. Also fine.
However, when you place those two assertions side by side, you are left with a glaring contradiction.
How can anyone describe God as good while He calmly watches people and children perish simply because they lack the knowledge to fight off diseases—all while possessing the very knowledge required to help them win those battles? If a human being acted this way—if someone had the power to save millions through either the sharing of knowledge or direct intervention and chose not to act—we would compare them to Hitler. In that context, they would be held just as responsible for those millions of deaths as God is.
That is the point. The point is that God/Jesus appears to care about humanity by performing miracles and healing the sick, yet it feels like little more than self-promotion. I fail to see the logic: if there is no issue with Jesus healing a leper, why is there an issue with teaching people how to heal themselves? It doesn't hold up. You cannot claim Jesus cares for humanity if He heals two lepers while simultaneously withholding the knowledge that could potentially save millions. The core of this entire discussion is the contradiction between perceiving God/Jesus as a benevolent, noble figure and the reality of Him allowing millions to suffer.

Your frustration is understandable, I suppose; a huge number of people feel bitter toward God and regularly blame Him, treating Him as the one responsible for everything.
But that doesn't hold water—and to understand why things are the way they are, we really need to study the book to expand our understanding of such an important topic.

Jesus (as the son of god) wasn't out there promoting himself or bragging about being the perfect physician who refuses to share knowledge just for fun.
Why would God send Him at all, rather than just teleporting knowledge directly into everyone's minds on Earth?
Given the nature of the human heart, that probably wouldn't have been wise; even back then, there were little Hitlers or people who would have cheered at the discovery of nuclear bombs... everything would have exploded right then, and we wouldn't even be here today.

Similarly, it isn't accurate to say God just sits by watching human suffering, because the Bible says otherwise.
And yes, the book explains that all of this will eventually be wiped away in due time, so maybe it’s better if we stop judging so soon.
As for why it hasn't happened yet, or why it wasn't given in the past—that's what seems to bother you, I guess.
The answer lies in a subject you won't allow yourself to face, because it’s easier to skip the actual knowledge and just put God on trial.🙄
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Susan Green15 said:Could you please explain how you arrived at the conclusion that this thread pertains to "knowledge of god"? Did you happen to read the opening post, which asks:
"What could be the noble reason why an omniscient God chooses not to share with us humans the knowledge that could save millions of lives or make our existence easier?"

We aren't debating whether God exists or discussing His essence.
The discussion centers on the specific knowledge that could help humanity cure diseases that have claimed millions of lives throughout history.
It is the exact same type of knowledge that was withheld from you by the doctor you visited—who, instead of helping you, simply handed you books and told you to teach yourself how to heal.

It seems to me that you believers are intentionally pretending not to understand the point, or perhaps you're just shifting the goalposts to change the subject entirely.

God possesses knowledge that He could pass down to people so they might be healed, yet He allows them to die instead.
A doctor possesses knowledge that he could pass down to you so you might be healed, yet he allows you to die instead.
You claim the first scenario is perfectly fine because that is how God gives life meaning—by allowing us to discover cures ourselves.
Yet, you argue that the second scenario (the doctor) has nothing to do with the first.

HOW IS THAT NOT RELATED? GOD IS REPLACED BY THE DOCTOR AND HUMANS ARE REPLACED BY YOU.
WHY IS THIS ANALOGY SO DIFFICULT TO GRASP? 🙂

It isn't even wrong, it’s just a thematic expansion... because trying to theorize why God is responsible for every single ounce of suffering on this planet feels a bit cramped.
To actually understand the reasoning, one would need to look into the book and study it, since the answer is right there (though I won't provide it now, lest we end up talking about God again).
I will add, however, that it isn't true that various forms of knowledge haven't been provided—otherwise, modern medicine wouldn't exist as it does today (most illnesses are curable, and we're still working on the rest). Knowledge itself expands; it doesn't stay static. People were given the opportunity to learn medicine, whereas they could just as easily have been left in the dark.

So, if there was a breakdown in communication, it's simply because the topic title is what it is.
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Ronald Nelson2 said:I'm with you on this.👍

Thanks.
I guess not many people tend to see things my way—though I suppose I’m a bit of a thorn in the side for some—maybe.
So, I suppose that makes it doubly good—and perhaps even more highly valued, if one is being optimistic. 🙂🙂
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Morgan Brown5 said:In a biological sense, humans are definitely equipped with everything needed for growth. That evolutionary programming exists regardless of the millions of years it takes to unfold, but it doesn't just happen on its own. It needs specific triggers and developmental stages. It isn't strictly predetermined, but there is an entire latent flow that we need to reach.
On a fundamental level, every individual carries everything they need right inside them. There's a potential within us that we don't even need to step outside of; it's tucked away in our genetic predispositions—and I don't just mean physical DNA, but spiritual capacities that, while invisible, still exist within certain material boundaries. Still, you have to work for it through personal spiritual growth. If you look at it that way, everything has been there from the start... though there's always a chance to push past even those genetic limits.
Knowledge itself has no boundaries. The only limit is our creativity. And since humans possess this unrestrained creativity fueled by free will, there really aren't any limits to what we can know or how much we can grow. It's just that we live in a civilization that's stifled, underdeveloped, and frankly, pretty uninspiring when it comes to actual progress.

If people think evolution is just amino acids rearranging themselves based on external temperature, pressure, and other random factors—sure, environmental factors shape our bodies, but they don't drive phylogeny; they just support or hinder it—and if they believe some fluke of biochemistry turned humans into such uniquely intelligent beings... then they probably need to think a little deeper about the whole thing.

Are you actually living by this, or are you just quoting a textbook?
Sorry, but you're being a little vague. 🤷
I've read enough books in my life to recognize this... I've also grown tired of material that starts out saying something meaningful only to lose its way and become utterly nonsensical (what was the author actually trying to say?).

Come on, tell us so the rest of us common folks can understand you. 🤣
Sorry, just a little joke at your expense, but I'm sure you'll survive it, right? 🙂
I mean, some people joked about my views too, and well, I'm still standing. 😍
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Ronald Nelson2 said:Modern society seems to have developed this strange craving for instant gratification, where everyone expects everything handed to them on a silver platter without ever breaking a sweat.

Well, I guess I’m somewhat of that person too.🤷
Maybe the author is actually hinting at the idea that God should have just hardwired all our knowledge from birth... so we wouldn't ever have to learn anything... basically being omniscient from day one.😕 🤷
But if that were the case, what would we even do?... without the need to learn, grow, or fulfill our inner selves?
Isn't it better this way—actually feeling alive while trying to uncover true knowledge?
Others might disagree, I suppose, but this seems like the only logical way to look at it...
especially since it's widely understood that God's plan for humanity wasn't to create robots pre-loaded with some perfect motherboard... the intention was much grander than that.
At least this way, we can experience that sense of joy and satisfaction when we master something new—and that feeling is quite good... you know, that whole "getting better every single day" thing.😍
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Where exactly is the claim that God refuses to share knowledge? 😕
Everything was recorded for us in His Book—to ensure we could actually understand things and avoid being ignorant—so that we might possess true knowledge.
The real issue, I suppose, is our own laziness; we can't be bothered to actually pick up a book and seek out wisdom. Instead, we prefer chasing distractions or simply copying the thoughts and ideas of others from their texts.
So, really, it comes down to us. It seems rather foolish to complain and try to shift the blame onto God when we are the ones responsible for neglecting the knowledge He offered ☕
. Still, we are all still here, breathing, which means there is still time to study and learn 🙂
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