Remember when I said in the previous post that the true Apollo is “know thyself” rather than “nothing in excess,” and that the Apollo of knowledge leads to excess and is therefore Dionysian? Well, the Bible condemns “know thyself,” while valuing “nothing in excess” at the expense of wisdom. That is why I said these two principles contradict each other. See below the passages that condemn knowledge (philosophy) in the Bible in favor of moderation: Isaiah 5:21: “Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight!” James 3:15: “Such wisdom does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.” 1 Corinthians 3:19: “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight; as it is written: ‘He catches the wise in their craftiness.’” Ecclesiastes 1:18: “For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.” Ecclesiastes 7:16: “Do not be overly righteous, neither be overly wise — why destroy yourself?” Ecclesiastes 12:12: “And further, my son, be warned: there is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.” That is why Paul also condemned Apollo as a disguise of Dionysus (Satan), because Apollo (light) inevitably leads to Dionysian excess.