By Selwyn Duke

While dining one evening in NYC with a brilliant man I once knew, we
couldn’t help overhearing some moderns espousing progressive ideas at a
nearby table. Seeming like typical Manhattanites, they were well spoken,
likely had some higher degrees among them, and would have appeared to
many to possess good command of the issues. My friend, though,
unimpressed, simply said: “It’s amazing how you can know all of the
facts but none of the Truth.”  

Recently I had a conversation with another smart fellow who made the
case that the way to minimize evil in the world was through education.
This is a common idea. As we struggle to explain man’s condition, we
sometimes fall back on the belief, “Knowledge is power.” Yet even if
true, note that power can be misused. Moreover, even if true, it
certainly isn’t absolute power.

How often do we see people who know they’re smoking, drinking, or eating themselves to death but yet can’t stop?

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