[UtahDan]

I agree that in the grand scheme it is not that harmful.

On the other hand, I don't think I agree with your ends justifies the means argument. The adversary's plan would have also produced good works and compliance with the commendments and it was antithetical to the plan of happiness. For that reason I think I am safe to conclude that how we get to the finish line is important, though I think I would agree with what I anticipate your rejoinder would be, which is that this is a sliding scale and that this is very near the "harmless" end of that scale.

That being said I think that since it is the spirit that truly teaches us anything, it would be difficult for the spirit to be present while the truth is knowingly being messaged. On the other hand if ignorant half truths and untruths defeated the purposes of the gospel then attendence of sacrament meeting, particulaly testimony meeting, would have an awful effect on individuals and in the main the reverse is the case and the effect is very positive. I'm not being TIC about that.