Does more knowledge cause greater pain?

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Heber13 wrote:

I also wonder if it depends on updates. Something received one way 20 years ago, but updated with new information may avoid CogDis.

I think the church maybe suffers from the inability to update info fast enough for the internet age.

I see a lot of “if it’s not broken (or broken enough), let’s not change it.

I also feel that the church is not great at handling it when the prosperity gospel fails.

“I did everything by the book, and x,y,z still happened…”

I realized the other day that Lehi’s children ran smack into this – Lehi, Nephi, and Jacob all prophesied that WHEN their children to keep the commandments THEN the Lamanites would destroy them – but the Lamanites would still be around.

Heber13 wrote:

Many religions are moving away from the literal bible interpretations. LDS seems to slowly be letting go of past perspectives. Maybe because they don’t know what it means. Maybe because the leadership thinks they are more right than others with new info, or they assume God will only work through priesthood channels so if they didn’t get the memo it must not be true…so…it leaves them with a feeling others must be wrong about history. Until they realize they need to adapt to new perspectives on historical accounts.

The bigger fear I see is that the TBM’s don’t see a need to either a) update their perspective or b) talk about it a lot.

I do see a lot of fear involved because our theology is invested in some principles that are being redefined and pushed away.

I can see the “not get the memo” thinking…

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