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So, studying philosophy, literature, religion, art, music, history and language is "always a stupid idea."

I think the much stupider idea is to remain ignorant of philosophy, literature, religion, art, music, history and language.

 

Yep. Keep your kids stupid and down on the farm. That way you will always be able to control every aspect of their lives.

Heaven forbid their ever study philosophy (love of wisdom).

Or learn to appreciate literature.

And the horror of studying the other religions of the world to learn how to best reach them with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

And those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it.

And language. Heaven forbid our kids actually learn to speak something other than broken English. My grandkids are tri-lingual. How are yours?

 

I didn't mention the left. I am talking about getting an education.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

I didn't mention, nor do I believe in, evolution.

If your reading comprehension skills are what we can expect from a bible collage, no thanks (and I used to teach at one).

 

Okay, I will try to explain this one more time. Philosophy = philo + sophy. Philo = Love of. Sophy = Wisdom. Philosophy means "Love of Wisdom." The bible says that "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom."

Fear of the LORD is to be taught in the home and the church.

If you think raising your children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord is somebody else's responsibility you are much more than just naive.

If you have failed so badly to raise your children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord that they can be talked out of their faith by a few college instructors, shame on you. When we raise our kids right we have a promise from God, (Proverbs 22:6) "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

 

As the bible makes it clear that the beginning of wisdom is the fear of the LORD, yes, I believe the bible. Psalm 111:10 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom."

Why do you say "human wisdom?" Have I ever said "human wisdom?"

If your child's faith is so weak they will revere human wisdom over Godly wisdom then you have done a terrible job raising your child and should confess that sin to the Lord.

 

Is it? How do you know that if you never attended a college philosophy lecture? Where do you find the word "human" in the word "philosophy?"

That is your job. Did you fail? Is your child's faith so weak he will stand for nothing and fall for everything?

My children were raised in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. The oldest is going to be 54 in December and the youngest is 44. Both went to college and both are living for the Lord all these years later.

Why would you put the Lord to the test? He is not prone to failure. But if your kid's faith is so weak they will fall for folly then it is you who has failed.

So you will pay someone to do what you won't or can't do?

Do your taxes support your state university system? Pot, meet kettle.

 

Some do. Most don't. That is your job.

If your kids are so shallow that the first time a professor tells them the bible isn't true and they believe it that is your fault for not raising them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

It is called "life."

Yes, it is.

Please post a quote where I said any such thing.

 

No, once again you demonstrate an astonishing lack of critical reading skills. I am not accusing anyone of anything. I am pointing out that the bible promises us that if we raise our children properly, when they are grown they will not depart from the faith.

If children reject the bible because a college instructor says it isn't true then that child has indicated his prior instruction was less that adequate.