*Pride/sin and an unrepentant heart (Romans 1:28-32; 2 Peter 3:3-4).
*Pride/sin and an unrepentant heart (Romans 1:28-32; 2 Peter 3:3-4).
*Poor Bible reading habits ("So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." - Romans 10:17 NKJV).
*Poor Bible reading habits ("So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." - Romans 10:17 NKJV).
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*a superficial understanding -- and thus overall misunderstanding -- of [[science]] along with taking personal pride in it. See: [[Limitations of science]]
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*a superficial understanding -- and thus overall misunderstanding -- of [[science]] along with taking personal pride in it. See: [[Limitations of science]] and [[Scientism]]
:*"Little science takes you away from [[God]] but more of it takes you to Him."<ref>https://www.azquotes.com/author/11366-Louis_Pasteur</ref> - [[Louis Pasteur]]
:*"Little science takes you away from [[God]] but more of it takes you to Him."<ref>https://www.azquotes.com/author/11366-Louis_Pasteur</ref> - [[Louis Pasteur]]
*misfortune, even tragedy, which one wrongly blames [[God]] for, without realizing that [[faith]] is how to overcome it.
*misfortune, even tragedy, which one wrongly blames [[God]] for, without realizing that [[faith]] is how to overcome it.