The Importance of studying History

[Gene C]

So understanding the linkages between past and present is absolutely basic for a good understanding of the condition of being human. That, in a nutshell, is why History matters. It is not just 'useful', it is essential.

It's no surprise your co-workers would have such a limited understanding, it's nothing new. Evidently they have never read Ecclesiastes 1:9.
"What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun."

Know the past and you can understand the present, and anticipate the future.
They ought to read the entire book, if that isn't to taxing of a subject.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se...ersion=NIV

Learning history is a biblical principle.
The abbreviated teaching of the book, It is meaningless to pursue other avenues of personal satisfaction over a relationship with God.
Ecclesiastes Chpt 12
That hasn't changed over time.

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