And so I\u2019m guilty as charged \u2013 I absolutely, unequivocally and unapologetically prefer knowledge<\/a> over ignorance<\/a>, in particular knowledge of what the Bible says, how it came to be in the form in which we now have it, and other such knowledge. I view this as preferable to the ignorance that once allowed me to make sweeping \u2013 and inaccurate \u2013 assertions about the Bible. Of course, with such knowledge comes a potentially unsettling uncertainty. But I presume that the appropriate response is to learn to live with uncertainty, rather than pretend that God gave us a Bible different than the one we actually have, so as to provide us with a certainty that perhaps we aren\u2019t meant to have.<\/p>\n I should add that, while Ken Ham quotes a longer\u00a0explanation of why I feel it is appropriate to remain within the Christian tradition even when my views change<\/a>, one thing he edited out was my reference to having a life-changing religious experience. And since he didn\u2019t include my testimony about\u00a0how I became\u00a0a born again Christian<\/a>, in the interest of giving the full picture, I am sharing that link<\/a>\u00a0to a post where I talk about that.<\/p>\n Also relevant to this topic, Pete Enns shared<\/a> the text of a lecture he gave entitled \u201cThe Challenge of Reading the Bible Today: Can the Bible be read both Critically and Religiously?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n
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