Starting with Del Tackett at Focus on the Family discussing the fact that "truth" is the crucial issue today and continuing with an NPR piece about the fact that it is very hard for any one person to really know much about many things, I've been pondering the fact that knowledge of the "truth" is hard to come by.
Take global warming for example. It would take quite a bit of time for me to really research whether this (global warming) is a true concept or not, even though I have a bit of scientific background. So, I (and most others) are left with choosing to believe what others are saying. We trust the people we think have similar values or interests to ours. Using this methodology, we choose to adopt certain beliefs.
If I were to really investigate, say, evolution vs. creation, it would take me literally several years to look at all the evidence. I'd need (even greater) background in basic biology, genetics, natural selection, looking at the historical record, fossils, archeology, etc. Even then there would be a time when I'd have to say, "OK. I've looked at (for example) 3-5 years of data. What percentage is that of the whole? Have I looked at 5% of the whole amount of data there is? Have I looked at 50%? 99%?" When have I looked at enough of the data to make an informed decision?
I say all this to indicate not a hopelessness nor despair in coming to a knowledge of the truth. Rather, I say this to indicate that we all need to remain quite humble and to choose the people/books/documents, etc. very carefully that we listen to. Ultimately, I choose to look at God's amazing Word, the Bible, to inform me. After all, He came up with the whole thing in the first place. He is the One who really does know the answers!
So, in conclusion, it seems to me that it's not so much what you know. It's Who you know.
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