I think that this statement, "Since there is a twofold way of acquiring knowledge--by discovery and by being taught--the way of discovery is the higher, and the way of being taught is secondary." is COMPLETELY true. Even if you have the most amazing teacher that ever lived on the planet, you will never learn anything worthwhile if you don't want to discover it for yourself. I think that this relates a lot with Fahrenheit 451 - Just because you can spout off facts like how much grain has been sold in that past year, or what the square root of 576 is, doesn't mean you have truly DISCOVERED knowledge. I think that you also have to have a desire to learn. Without a desire to discover truth and learn, nothing will ever stick in your brain long enough for you to realize it's there. Now in saying that, I think that good teachers are a HUGE part of being able to discover knowledge. I think that a lot of the time, good teachers are what inspire you to want to discover knowledge. But when it comes down to it, you are the only one truly responsible for what you learn.
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I think that logic is very important when you're figuring out what is true and what's false. It helps you to see things in other ways, and think through different ideas. Without logic, arguments that are meant to enlighten and teach each other wouldn't work. They would just turn into fights, with each person trying to defend their own opinion, never wanting to see things any other way.
I do think that logic and reasoning are the only ways to come to know truth, because even with things as simple as math and science, if we're not in the mindset to learn new things, we won't be able to. I see myself like them. For example, because I'm homeschooled, I feel like every day I have to fight against the world because so many other kids go to public school. It's getting more common, but it's still not popular to homeschool, and the world view is to be public schooled, not homeschooled. And with the gospel too. Because I have the gospel, I have different standards than most people. Not only is going to church and seminary different, but modesty, the word of wisdom, and the 10 commandments, are WAY different than what the world is encouraging everyone to believe.
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