This scripture has always been one of my favorites. It helps me to put my pride in check. When I remember the teachings of these verses, I am able to put my trust where it belongs--with God.28 O that cunning plan of the evil one! O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. And they shall perish.
All truth comes from God. Let me repeat that. All truth comes from God. That includes all the many wonderful advances that have been discovered in all the sciences. Those great truths that have, and continue to come forth have all come from the inspiration of God--even if the people who "discovered" those truths don't know it.
There are many in the world who act as the people described in verse 28 above. Some even go so far as to mock and deride those who even profess a belief in God. Others go the other way. They refuse to accept or use the scientific method. I believe that the way God wants us to go is someplace in the middle of these two extremes. We must remember that God has not yet revealed all truth, and so some things that we don't yet know may be confusing. That goes for both science and for things that are not scientific--We don't yet know all there is to know about either. Sometimes the things that we may think we know seem to contradict each other from the two. But I believe that pure truth found in both science and religion do not conflict with each other. In fact, there are many famous scientists who are members of our church. For a brief list of some of them see these two links from the http://famousmormons.net website: Famous Scientists, and Famous Physicians and Surgeons. If you look through those lists you will see that two of the current 12 Apostles are on that list: Richard G Scott was a Nuclear Engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Russel M. Nelson was one of the developers of the Heart Lung machine that made heart surgery possible.
God has much more to teach us, and wants us to continue to learn and to find new truth. However, we must not forget to continue to put our trust in Him. We must continue to follow the commandments, and repent when we sin. If we do that, all our learning that we are able to get in this life will be a benefit to us (and to others). Remember this verse from Doctrine and Covenants 93:28:
28 He that keepeth his commandments receiveth truth and light, until he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things.
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