EngineeredTheology

I’ve been working through stacks of books (the current ones having me bogged down for some time). I’m wondering what is the right balance between reading the thoughts of others vs. spending time to discover things for myself. On the level of the bible, what is the correct ratio of studying the base narrative vs. all the meta-narratives (or even meta-meta-narratives). The problem is that I can read a science or philosophy book and somewhat tune out (like watching a movie). I am a passive participant in learning. Actually pondering the same thoughts on my own involves firing all the neurons (and having the time to do so) – it’s really tiring work.

Certainly there is no dichotomy of propriety between the two, but a balance of both to both steer you farther and also keep on course. I think my balance is far too heavily weighted by lethargy.