The Generation Gap-WHY? - Herbert W. Armstrong

N ovember, 1968
but any naive, immature person who
sincerely asks the BIG questions in the
hope of finding the answe rs will be
rid iculed an d belittled. Even a casual
reference to the Bible evokes, as a
reflex, a haughty look , a condescending
smirk, and a sarcastic comment.
The real p roblems, the scientist has
dec eived him self, lie in what he himself
is do ing - investigating the most
picayune specific problem, publishing
reams of papers, spr ead ing his rep utation,
anluiring money, and clawing his
way up the ladd er of "success."
But is our scienti st alone? By no
means!
A Universal Sna re
The same inevitable snare that
su-allo wed liP our scientist awaits those
who enter EVERY OTHER F IELD of
le'lming.
A year or two of " higher" education
convince most that the answers to the
hig questions of life arc unattain able.
And besides - in this day of cutthroat
competition - one must ded icate himself
wholly to his specialty as early as
possible if he ever hopes to become a
"success."
Thus the eng ineer and the economist,
the lawyer and the linguist, the musi ­
cian and the math ematician - and all
the rest - fall int o the same trap of
special ization, abando ning, in the process,
the search for the answe rs to the
big questions. The specific detai ls will
vary from field to field, but the basic
principle and the ove rall effect is the
same for all. And the result ?
In spite of today's tremendous increase
in know ledge , the human family
has more troubles than ever. It is
destroying itself - physically, menta lly,
economically, socially and spiritually ­
by ao appalliog lack o f true knowledge.
" My people tire destroyed fo r LACK
OF KN O\':rLEDG E, " says God in Hosea
4 :6. The lack of tru e knowled ge!
What the world has today is [alse
knowledge, mi.rknowledge and scientific
knowledge that is being put to a wrong
m e. When it comes to acqui ring knowledge
that answers the really BIG
questions of life - knowledge about
the purpose and meaning of life, knowl-
The PLAIN T RUTH
edge of how to solve man 's big prob ­
lcms and knowledge about how to live
happily and abundantly - tbere if a
tremendous "e nou-ledye gap."
Th ere is only one publishing work
on earth today that is filling this incredib
le gap. It prints the magazine
you are now reading - The
P L AI N T RU T H .
But 1I0W' does Th e P L AIN T RUTH
fill th e gap? W hat does it have that
other publications with far grea ter resources
in manpower, research facilities
and financial backing do 1101 have ?
\X' HY is it able to supply vital knowledge
unavai lable from any other source?
\X'hy docs it speak with AUTHORITY?
A Unique A pproach
The P I.AIN T RUTH is able to give
you knowl edge unobtainable elsewhere
because it recognizes th at the FOUNDA­
TiON of all knowledge is the Word
of God - the Bible.
T he Holy Bible is the HASIS - the
Jtctl'/iI1K point - which supplies us wit h
the only right approach to the arquisition
of all fur ther know ledge. In all
fields. In history, educa tion and psychology.
In home economi cs, sociology
and the health sciences. In business and
commerce, in science and the arts, in
law and go vernment and in ph ilosophy
and religion .
There is no subject for whi ch the
Bible docs not g ive vital, beginning
principles. These principles tell how to
USE each specific field of study for
man 's good , and how to go about
acquiring furt her usefu l knowledge in
each field. In thi s sense the Bible is
the bas ic textbook for human endeavor.
But in anot her sense, the Bible is
110/ a textbook. It does not, for
example, give scientific and techni cal
data describing how to build a bridge,
a car, a radio or an airplane. It is not
the purpose of the Bible to give such
information. Man has been given a
mind by his Creator so that he can
discover these things for himself.
At times, however, the Bible does
g ive specific, detai led technical information.
T his mig ht be a p rinciple concerning
human behavior, or an historical
date or event. In such cases, the Bible
is dlu'(I)'J il1fdllibly, Imerril1gl)' accurate,
Using the Bible as a primary source,
Th e PLAIN T RUTH imp arts clear, plain ,
easy-to-understand, nontechni cal - yet
absolutely BASIC and VITAL - knowledge
in every maj or field of human
end eavor .
The P LAI N TRUTH is an educational,
world news, human interest, family
magazine - a magazine of understand ­
ing, It prints infor ma tion absolutely
unobtainable elsewhere.
Articles on ALL M ajor Subjects
\X'ould you like to know the answer
to the questions of hum an behav ior and
psychology - why hum an beings act the
way they do ?
W ould you like to know why law
and government are in chaos today ­
and what the right approach to government
is ?
W ou ld }'oU like to kno w the way
to have a happy marriage and respectful,
obedi ent children ?
W oul d you like to know the laws
of financ ial success?
W ould you like to know how to
be healthy ?
Would you like to know about the
right kind of education ?
Do you wonder what the true values
arc in art, mus ic and literature ?
And in the philosophical or religious
sph ere, do you know why man is on
this earth, what his purpose for being
here is, and what happens at death ?
Do you know why there is so much
suffering and misery in the world
today , why everything seems to be go ing
wro ng? And do you know where it
all will end ?
The PI.AIN TRUTH has published
article after article on every one of
these subjects for over 33 years. Every
sing le issue contain s articles on several
of these vital subjects.
Yes, The PLAIN TRUTH has answered
question after question that milli ons of
peop le had never heard answered
before. And it speaks with authority!
The PI.AIN T RUTH fills today's
knowledge gap as no other magazine
on earth . W ill yOll let it fi ll yo" I'
knowledge gap?
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