Which is more important what we know or what we don’t know?


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Diana_P is offline Diana_P Post #1  May 27,2011, 7:39am
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Which is more important what we know or what we don’t know? Why?
 
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I think it's more important that we understand or, know what we don't know.
(similar to the "4 stages of competence")
 
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If we think we 'know'....we will NEVER know....

Our 'cup' is full of 'knowing' and will not take on more knowledge. Those who 'know' and reject are often afraid of new ideas.

Paul said 'I put away childish things and I became a MAN.....now I see in parts.
In other words HE DOES NOT KNOW.
What we dont know may negate what we do know.

Remain an empty vessel......................and simply ...'be'...
 
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Diana_P wrote :
Which is more important what we know or what we don’t know? Why?
That is subjective to the respective positions of the individual in light of varying areas of knowledge and ignorance.
 
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Everything I am and every decision I make is based upon the knowledge I have acquired over my lifetime. What we know makes us who we are. What I don't know doesn't add anything to my life until I actually know it.
Take a newborn baby for instance, all he knows is his mother who gives him nourishment and comfort. Nothing else is important to that baby other than that.
 
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Given that one can not enter heaven without knowing and loving God then it seems obvious that what we do know at this time is more important to our eternal happiness. Yet we are told there is much more to know in the future that is more than we are ready. In an ironic way, the unknown and our appetite for knowledge is a strong motivation to get "in the know".

Hunger and thirst for knowledge are important for the soul that only knows that it is restless and wanting a relationship with its Creator so that it goes out to "seek". We need both.

I guess I don't know. ;-)

My heart is restless until it rests in thee O Lord. -- St. Augustine ( 397 AD)

My Soul is yearning for You My God. Psalm 42:1

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metarzanyoujane wrote :
Everything I am and every decision I make is based upon the knowledge I have acquired over my lifetime. What we know makes us who we are. What I don't know doesn't add anything to my life until I actually know it.
Take a newborn baby for instance, all he knows is his mother who gives him nourishment and comfort. Nothing else is important to that baby other than that.
Interesting.

Does what we don't know subtract from our life?
 
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Diana_P wrote :
Interesting.

Does what we don't know subtract from our life?
No because if we never receive new knowledge then we never realize we are missing anything, thus there is no negative.

Sometimes learning something new can subtract from our life as well, One can receive news that someone close passed away. At times out of a tragedy comes a triumph, overcoming and being stronger in the end. What started as something subtracting may in the end greatly adding to your life.
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Diana_P wrote :
Interesting.

Does what we don't know subtract from our life?
If that deficiency is lack of knowledge about God and all His promises then yes - our lives are "in the dark" and one can not have true fullness of life and have life more abundantly. It is by the knowledge of the forgiveness of our sins that humankind may come to believe in the saving power of His son - Jesus Christ. That knowledge should manifest an unfathomable joy that transcends mere temporal pursuits since our focus changes from the current condition to the reward of eternal life. Eternity trumps a mere mortal life (on average about 70 years) every time.
 
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I have often wondered - do we have faith because we believe? Or do we believe because we have faith?
 
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