What we need is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Curiosity and investigation are more important than blind belief.
- In plain terms
- We need curiosity to learn more than faith alone.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek evidence over belief.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you seek to find out today?
Another view
Belief can provide comfort where evidence is lacking.
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