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You're right JinnKai (though I think I'd probably disagree with you about the details) -- no one all inclusive answer is going to be enough. Scripture, which I obviously take pretty seriously, is intended to answer a small set of very important questions, but there are other questions it's not intended to answer. And even with the idea "Scripture is the best source for understanding God" as a premise, it takes even the most dedicated Christians more than a lifetime to come to anything even resembling an understanding of the divine.
But, to say that our knowledge is limited and fallible is not to say that we can't recognize a good theory when we see it. If you'll excuse me, I'll use evolution as an answer. As far as I can tell, evolution isn't a perfect theory, and is still being developed by scientists. (Consider the debate regarding punctuated equilibria.) But that doesn't mean we should be agnostic about evolution, rather that we should understand that our knowledge of evolution is limited.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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