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Knowledge Vs Religion
Questioning one’s beliefs, or customs, is typically frowned upon, considered dangerous to a person’s testimony, and seems to be held at the same standard as treachery. There are many examples, however, that proves questioning leads to greater knowledge and understanding; it can be the trigger for new discoveries beyond the spiritual, and doubting is the stepping stone of faith.
If no one ever questioned anything, then this world would never have changed. Our world has progressed because people doubted and questioned their surrounds, beliefs, and current knowledge. Thomas Edison questioned that the light bulb could be perfected, and worked hard to create a light bulb that would last for hours instead of just minutes. Alexander Graham Bell wondered if there could be a more efficient form of communication, which
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Joseph Smith was 15 years old when his family moved to Manchester, New York, where he says there was “an unusual excitement on the subject of religion.” (JSH 1:5). Some of his family converted to the Presbyterian faith, but Joseph says that none of the religion sects spoke to him. “In the midst of this war of words and tumult of opinions, I often said to myself: What is to be done? Who of all these parties are right; or, are they all wrong together? If any one of them be right, which is it, and how shall I know it?” (JSH 1:10). As seen from this quote, Joseph Smith was questioning or doubting those others faiths, and because he was struggling, and because he was seeking further knowledge, he would have never found the answer that he needed in James 1:5: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” And from following the inspiration he found reading the Bible, he was able to receive revelation and restore the true church back on the

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