As the veil of unbelief thickens around the globe, nothing can rend "the
dark veil of unbelief" (Alma 19:6) that is not sharp, piercing, bright,
and true. Dull disciples will not light the way nor draw people to the
kingdom. The philosophies of the world cannot do it, for so far as
having some saving and consequential core to them, such philosophies are
like peeling an onion. Perhaps that is why we cry when we peel onions.