Originally posted by Col.Dom
Youse a well-read dude, Preacher.
**Curls his lip in his best Elvis impersonation**
"Thankya; thank ya verramuch..."
I'm a voracious reader when motivated, and I used to love the Arthurian tales as a lad, so I read quite a bit on him.
One more quote (Sorry, I can't resist):
"Hahh! I KILL me!..." (<< apologies to ALF)
Originally posted by Wulf
where exactly in Genesis did God say,"Let there be stupidity.".....? If He did, it would definitely not be seen as good; at least, not to me.
**Hmmm...time for a little expository preachin'...:**
In Genesis 3:16-17, we are told that God commanded Adam that he "shall not" eat of the tree of the knowledge of good & evil, for "the day that you eat of it, you shall surely die".
This shows us that (1) God *knew* that Adam would disobey, and that in turn shows us indirectly that (2) God gave man the free will to choose.
As such, it follows that God *allowed* such things as stupidity in us human types.
Also, the books of Psalms and Proverbs are especially rich with details about how the ability to choose between good & evil has governed the course of man since the Beginning. Especially since we all too often choose the evil (read: STUPID) things.
Finally, consider this quote from the prophet Jeremiah:
"The heart of man is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?"
It's certainly "bad" that we so often choose the stupid. Nonetheless, it is good *overall*, in the sense that we have the free will to choose. In their teens, we give our kids the freedom to make more & more of their own decisions. If they should happen to choose the stupid, then the responsibility is on *their* shoulders, not on ours [ << Unfortunately, I speak from experience here, so I know whereof I speak]. Doesn't make us at all "bad" just 'cuz, as parents, we *let* 'em choose. In fact, you'd be a pretty poor parent if you continued to make *all* their choices for 'em up till they leave the house at 18.
(Well, except for who our daughters date **he murmurs as he cocks his shotgun**)