To doubt God is to doubt one's own conscience, and in consequence it would be to doubt everything.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Faith and conscience are linked; doubting one undermines all certainty.
- In plain terms
- If you doubt God, you doubt your conscience and everything else.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust your conscience as the foundation of belief.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you trust most?
- How does doubt affect your choices?
Another view
Doubt can lead to critical thinking and growth.
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