O that cunning plan of the evil one! O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. And they shall perish. But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God.
Knowledge and wisdom are not the same things. One can have vast knowledge of facts, but not know how to apply those facts to make a better life. We cannot be saved in ignorance, but neither can we save ourselves through our own intellectual powers. We must know whom we worship and through whom salvation comes. Sometimes we can be just too smart for our own good. Werner Heisenberg said, “The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass, God is waiting for you.”
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