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-** Righteousness and Equity ... **
+** Fear of the Lord ... **
+Is the experiment the beginning of knowledge? Is the ability of humans to search and to think
+the beginning of knowledge? Where does knowledge start? Or does the author just talk about knowledge
+of a particular kind, of ethical knowledge perhaps?
+From the list of points given to us in the text above, the word "knowledge" is used in context!
+It is about a man or woman learning, growing in understanding. It is about both wisdom of the mind and
+wisdom of life. It is not a purely mental knowledge, not just one element of the human mind. It talks
+about the whole human, about our whole life with all its parts and layers!
+I do not see any point of constructing a contradiction of the above passage with science or our
+understanding of nature. It strongly integrates our human ability to listen to each other and take
+up the knowledge gained by other people - to receive wisdom and instruction. That has become a major
+part of our scientific development. Of course, the wisdom Solomon talks about is much wider and
+addresses our whole life. Here, it is good to listen, to the author of the proverbs as well as to
+Jesus and his disciples in the New Testament. There is a lot to gain! It is important to start to
+realize that there is God, who wants to talk to you and to me. We should start to listen to him!
 (Roland Potthast)
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