>Hi Hilmar,
>
>I'm not familiar with you religious doctrine.

I was not referring to one specific religion, but to the fact that several religious beliefs promise some sort of improvement for the near or far future. (For the record, I am a member of the Bahá'í Faith.)

> I believe God has revealed himself that we can know what is necessary. He certainly doesn't need to tell us everything, for we couldn't begin to comprehend it all.

I agree fully here. For instance, Jesus said something in the sense that He could have told us a lot more, but that we would not understand it (not yet!).

We believe that humanity is gradually maturing, and as it does so, its capacity to receive knowledge increases. This can be compared to a child in school, which receives more advanced lessons in the second or third class, than in the first.