Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Questioning is inherent to faith; even religious thinkers have doubts.
- In plain terms
- Doubt does not exclude you from religion; it is part of it.
- What can you take from it?
- Faith and doubt can coexist naturally.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What doubts do you hold?
- How do you live with them?
Another view
Some faith traditions view doubt as a failure rather than a feature.
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