I agree with you 100% Tiinydot. Why not simply tell us straight what happened, how it happened , how the concepts developed ... I think there would be much more benefit for everyone than being lied to. And why not humbly acknowledge that mistakes have been made?
I remember Dadi Janki telling how their experiences with Brahma Baba were such that they just believed this was God and did not differentiate between Brahma Baba and Shiv Baba and then telling the story of how the concept of BapDada emerged. I was really touched by that.
We have some trouble deciphering God's teachings although we sincerely believe He is behind all of these.
This is how I feel myself anyway and I see nothing wrong about it.
He says that he explains very clearly but 90% of it is not so clear to me. On the other hand he also says that these are very deep secrets, which I interpret as: not many will really understand. And then he also says to think about it, to churn The Knowledge and decide for ourselves if we think it is true. I believe there is benefit in that. This is not blind faith, he says, this is about understanding. What's wrong about admitting that we do not understand everything and it can be opened for discussion?
I wonder if Truth is not really hidden in the process itself. It may never be possible to neatly and fully frame Truth in words.
We teach soul consciousness but I feel I am only giving a basic concept, a few hints and I cannot say that I really know what soul consciousness is. It seems to me that the real thing is the journey itself, my experiments with it, my churning on it. It is not something that I can put in a box ... It is the same thing with God, eternity, The Cycle of time ...
The same applies to science. Although it is often presented as hard facts, it is full of holes. It is a process of understanding, constantly readjusting to new discoveries but, although incomplete and imperfect, it is very useful. In the same way my understanding may be incomplete, it may be seen as mere child like beliefs but it has been helping me a lot.
More at some other time ...
Love to all!