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DizzyDee · 09-08-2006, 12:15 PM

A couple from the Doctrine & Covenants from the Mormon church come to mind:

D&C 93:29-30;36

29 ... Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be.
30 All truth is independent in that asphere in which God has placed it, to act for itself, as all intelligence also; otherwise there is no existence.
• • •
36 The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.

If there is a God, I do believe that it can defined as universal love and intelligence. Plus the words just inspired still for some reason.

Another one like is D&C 88:40

40 For intelligence cleaveth unto intelligence; wisdom receiveth wisdom; truth embraceth truth; virtue loveth virtue; light cleaveth unto light; mercy hath compassion on mercy and claimeth her own; justice continueth its course and claimeth its own; ..."

I know Joseph Smith garnered many of his ideas from a lot of difference sources and the mileau of religious/spiritual thought of the 1830s/40s and I think he put alot of it together in an inspiring way - it certainly inspired many in his day anyway. Although I believe him to be dishonest, he is a fancinating historical/religious figure.

09-08-2006, 12:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
DizzyDee Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Edmonton Posts: 133	A couple from the Doctrine & Covenants from the Mormon church come to mind: D&C 93:29-30;36 29 ... Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be. 30 All truth is independent in that asphere in which God has placed it, to act for itself, as all intelligence also; otherwise there is no existence. • • • 36 The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth. If there is a God, I do believe that it can defined as universal love and intelligence. Plus the words just inspired still for some reason. Another one like is D&C 88:40 40 For intelligence cleaveth unto intelligence; wisdom receiveth wisdom; truth embraceth truth; virtue loveth virtue; light cleaveth unto light; mercy hath compassion on mercy and claimeth her own; justice continueth its course and claimeth its own; ..." I know Joseph Smith garnered many of his ideas from a lot of difference sources and the mileau of religious/spiritual thought of the 1830s/40s and I think he put alot of it together in an inspiring way - it certainly inspired many in his day anyway. Although I believe him to be dishonest, he is a fancinating historical/religious figure. __________________ DizzyDee "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell Last edited by DizzyDee : 09-08-2006 at 12:17 PM.