Knowing pieces of information about the world makes one well-informed, even if the things they know have little bearing on practical life.
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The exultation of information and knowledge for the sake of being well-informed deemphasizes the need to actually apply that knowledge. If “knowing is half the battle,” then applying the knowledge is the lost other half. Our culture places a higher value on possessing knowledge than applying it. This truth manifests itself in evangelical church life.
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Now, what am i going to do after taking in the above article? will anything change? or will i just nod *amen* and go back to consuming information?
the difference between the sheep and the wolves definitely is *not* based on what they did and did not *know*, eh