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Philosophies depended on most in life should be the philosophies most thoroughly examined and reexamined.
As said many times, our decisions are more than about our current life. This is an extremely narrow knowledge of self. Our decisions affect ancestors, descendants, family, community and so on. We absolutely know this to be true since most of what we either believe or know today is the result of the beliefs and knowledge of others. This is why each person must use a continuous process of examination and reexamination to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Relying Completely On Others For Understanding
For many of us, our spiritual, religious philosophy on a Higher Being is the most important philosophy we have. This is as it should be. Even so, we still don't research many of the teachings in our Holy Books. Fortunately, all things don't require in-depth study to realize what is what.
1. We all know preachers get to use other books. Many go to theology school or get some other training.
2. Why are
we told to think for ourselves but when it comes to the most important things in life, we are told not to think and question, just accept what is written?
3. When preachers and teachers explain Bible verses, where are they getting these explanations? Is it from their understanding? Is it from some book of understandings they refer to? Either way, who's to say their understanding is more on point than ours?
4. Although we are told, you can't question Bibles, we allow preachers and teachers to go outside Holy Books to explain the Holy Book. For instance, they use concordances with all sorts of in-depth topical studies.
5. Also, when all else fails to explain, they call up the original word and its meaning to explain. If the original word has the best explanation, then, we should all learn the original language. The original word and meaning should be supplied for every sentence of each Bible, side-by-side.
