I used to be a rather devout (hardheaded) christian... until I made the "big mistake" . I decided I was going to prove my belief was the truth. I.... melted. Knowledge is... kryptonite to religion. In hindsight... Genesis should have warned me.... everything was cool for Adam and Eve until they gained knowledge. You know... by eatting from the tree of good and evil. They went from being unaware to being aware... ergo... God booted them out of the Garden. Moral of the story is.... if you find other answers than those He wants you to have.... you fall from His Graces. So.... yeah... to answer your question. Not only do I believe it's possible... I would say it's extremely probable. Pretty smart strategy really though .... as long as you're ignorant... you are easily controlled.
