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What does it mean?
Faith allows flexibility unlike rigid dogmatism.
In plain terms
Faith is open-minded; dogmatism is closed.
What can you take from it?
Embrace faith as open inquiry not rigid belief.

Where it applies

  • philosophical discussion
  • religious study
  • personal reflection

Putting it to work

  • question assumptions
  • explore diverse viewpoints

Questions to consider

  • Is your faith flexible or rigid?
  • How do you distinguish faith from dogma?

Another view

Some equate faith strictly with blind belief.

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