Confusion and doubt may delay spiritual progress, but only conscious resistance to the Adjuster's leading can prevent survival. [1] Be patient with ignorant men, but also valiant in defense of righteousness and aggressive in preaching the gospel. [2] Ignorance breeds suspicion, hindering the possibility of brotherhood through intellectual cross-fertilization. [3]
Ignorance is the chief inhibitor of growth, endangering those too busy to spiritually evolve and adapt meanings across various cultures and stages of civilization. [4] Knowing the divine law brings wisdom and liberation, while ignorance of it leads to misery and disaster. [5] Ignorance and selfishness ensure the downfall of the highest type of government. [6] Ignorance provides opportunity for faith. [7] Ignorance is sometimes essential to success, as uncertainty enhances man's taste for the sweetness of the unknown future. [8]