Re: LDS Church in Sweden, etc.

Jeff Shirton wrote:
> "Gregg Smith" <soccerman_wa@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote...

>>Have you forgotten the admonition of James? "If any
>>of you lack wisdom, ask of God..." Leaning upon
>>the arm of flesh is not now and has never been
>>the Lord's way.

> No, I've not forgotten about "the admonition of James".
> In fact, I've commented on it *many* times in this newsgroup
> and pointed out that Joseph Smith and LDS have constantly
> misinterpreted it, presumably not noticing that it said to
> pray for *wisdom*, not "knowledge", as they errantly
> assume it to mean. Wisdom is how to act, not what to know
> or believe. We are to pray for guidance on how to act,
> not to determine whether things are "true" or not.

Such a claim would seem to require that English (and not just English,
but Jeff Shirton's *understanding* of English) is a perfect object
language. For hopefully clear reasons, i reject that claim in favor of
one that would say that words are influenced by their context.
Therefore, in certain contexts, the terms "wisdom" and "knowledge" can
be closer together in their *effect* than you would allow.

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David, who thinks Jeff actually had a point but pushed it too far
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