I was blessed to attend a religious institution where professors incorporated secular and religious information. Now as I am at a secular institution, I find it highly disturbing that people are so blinded into seeing only one side of the world and of knowledge. I am frustrated that my religiosity is seen as inferior because I cannot 'prove' what my faith tells me. A big part of this also may be the view that my vote was based on stupidity instead of a firm belief of what is right and wrong. I think I am most disturbed by the thought that I cannot have a real discussion with these people, that they will not understand my point of view, or even try and that it will resort to name calling. I am pretty much frustrated by the whole situation.
Here is an article I found that kind of puts things in perspective.
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I read the attached article. One of the things that I find amusing about Korihor is that he said (in Alma 30:53) That "the devil hath deceived me; for he appeared unto me in the form of an angel". If there is no God, then there are no angels. By the very apearance of an "angel" that gives further "proof" to those who would witness such, that there IS a God.
It is also something that we see miracles where they see only "nature or natural" things. I liken teaching the gospel like playing with a cat. You drag a string on the ground, and the cat follows, even chases it. Tie the string to the cat, and you end up dragging the cat. It is something that they need to "want" to have. We cannot in any way "convince" anyone about any aspect of the gospel. We can only lead, as did Ammon, by our example.
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