Remember how in another post you argued a rationalist should be able to reserve his knowledge of it was taken away ?
I believe this is a similar approach as the one taken by these hypothetical Jesuits.
In fact, I see two possible ways to explain such a behavior : one could ask a physics student whether Newtonian physics were not the absolute best if they expected the student to discover relativity by themselves.
Likewise, I guess the hypothetical Jesuits could want two separate benefits out of this :
-Ensuring the student is savant/​fanatic enough to join the tribe.
-Teaching the student to discover core beliefs of their faith by themselves, both reinforcing these beliefs and assuring their correctedness.
Remember how in another post you argued a rationalist should be able to reserve his knowledge of it was taken away ? I believe this is a similar approach as the one taken by these hypothetical Jesuits. In fact, I see two possible ways to explain such a behavior : one could ask a physics student whether Newtonian physics were not the absolute best if they expected the student to discover relativity by themselves. Likewise, I guess the hypothetical Jesuits could want two separate benefits out of this : -Ensuring the student is savant/​fanatic enough to join the tribe. -Teaching the student to discover core beliefs of their faith by themselves, both reinforcing these beliefs and assuring their correctedness.