Opus 2026-112: Arrogance Trumps Memory

I was listening to a podcast by Steven Gregg on the 70 weeks of the prophet Daniel.  What caught my my attention was the attempts to date the prophecies and coordinate them with the coming of the Messiah.  It came to a head when he pointed out that Daniel said there would be four kings of Persia and the “authorities” claimed that there were twice that.

Not being a cheerleader for prophecy or eschatology I don’t have a big opinion built into my psyche regarding the visions of Daniel.  What gets me is that some things are easy to document and the “experts” still have other opinions.

We seem to have two extremes.  We have some people who are in awe of the educated.  They are impressed by degrees and credentials.  There are more than are healthy but not as many as the educated classes think there are.  I am in the other group.  I am totally unimpressed by formal education.  Yes, we need to be educated but we err when we correlate that with classes taken at a college or university.

You may have heard about a book with a title something like “All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.”  I was disappointed when I check it out and that was just the title of one chapter.  I think we need another book entitled, “All I Ever Learned that Was Important I Learned after College.”

Beware of arrogance masquerading as knowledgeable.  Build your own foundation by your own research.  Read with discernment and you will find your memory is more useful than the guru who wants to sign you up.

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