Last time I checked the majority were not willing to let the religious zealots run the Treasury, the US Mint, the IRS, Social Security, the FBI, the CIA and the Department of Homeland Security. That is the Government. No doubt some in here would feel better if the Evangelicals were directly in charge of these departments.

I get my wisdom from a little bobbing-head gnome I have on my desk. Whenever I'm unsure of something, I set up my equipment to monitor his every movement, direction of "bounce", vibration, etc. Then I focus on the question and tap his little head. I then look at the pretty colors that the monitoring equipment puts on my screen and "intuit" the wisdom from that!

This is much better than the Bible for two reasons -- pretty colors and bouncing gnomes!

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Sorry, just having a little fun. :)

If I were to answer your question honestly, it would come across as being very egotistical and probably even "kooky", so the bouncing gnome stays!

Oh, and 2+2 only equals 4 in the realm of the intellect, the computational mind. In reality, 2+2=1. There may be many waves on the surface of the ocean, but they still equal only one ocean.

--James

The point is if 4 is the answer why should I beleive the "way" is 2+2.
Perhaps it makes more sense to me if 2x2=4.
Or if you are Q or golfegg then (36x3-8x5)/17=4

Have you ever thought that IF everyone who says they "use the Bible" to gain their “wisdom” actually did, they would all be the same. There would be no differences. Yet I see people who claim to be guided by the Bible arguing all the time. How could this be if they're guided by the same book? They're reading the same words.
Truth is, out of the 1 billion Christians that are guided by the book, there isn't two of them who totally believe the same thing. Why is that? There are many reasons. The reason isn't because of what's written in the Bible though. That doesn't change. It's the same with witnessing an accident, or viewing a picture. No one sees or feels exactly the same thing. It's all about interpretation no matter what it is in life. It's a person’s view of the truth that's reality for that person. The truth never changes. So actually no one is guided by the Bible. They are guided by their view/interpretation of the book.
According to Paul (I believe) we’re supposed to use the spirit Jesus gave us, to guide us, and teach us, and Jesus said to even let his spirit tell us what to say & when we need to say it.
So according to what the Bible says, you could be “wrong way no matter if you like it or not” if you use the Bible as your guide. Jesus wanted us to use his spirit to tell us what to say right? He didn’t say, “Use the Bible that will be written after I’m gone to show you what to say, and gain wisdom.” He knew who was writing it. ;-) Those who couldn’t understand Jesus was going to die, even though he told them several times he was, and by someone who was trying to have Christians killed. (That was the New Testament.) The Old Testament was written by pagans converting to Christianity. Quit the diverse group.
The point I’m making is no one has got it right yet. Not even those who knew and walked with Jesus. Each person is different & gets different meaning from the same book. You have faults, we all have faults, yet each Christian has just enough truth, to have an understanding some what. Who can say someone else is doing it wrong until they’ve removed the log from their eye? “Feelings” of unacceptance toward those who don’t view the world like you, accomplish nothing for yourself and possibly for the person you feel this way about.
By the way, there are an infinite number of ways to arrive at 4. Just like there are ways for people to find God, as it was planned.
Take Care Michelle,
Gaylen