There’s faith that knows itself as faith, Proyas, and there’s faith that confuses itself for knowledge. The first embraces uncertainty, acknowledges the mysteriousness of the God. It begets compassion and tolerance. Who can entirely condemn when they’re not entirely certain they’re in the right? But the second, Proyas, the second embraces certainty and only pays lip service to the God’s mystery. It begets intolerance, hatred, violence. R. Scott Bakker
About This Quote

This quote is inspired by the film “The Crow” and its narrator, who seems to be talking about living with death. It also highlights the differences between the two types of faith – one that accepts death and mystery and one that denies it. Recently, I wrote a book called "Faith to Live By" (http://www.faithtoliveby.com). In it I tell stories about people who live their lives with the "Proyas" kind of faith, and how I fell into the "Faith that Confuses Itself for Knowledge" category.

Source: The Darkness That Comes Before

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