When faith simplifies things that need to remain complex, instead of giving us strength to live with complexity, when it gives us answers where none exist, instead of helping us appreciate the sacredness of living with questions, when it offers certainty when there needs to be doubt, and when it tells us that we have arrived when we should be searching-then there is a problem with that faith.Brad Hirschfield
About This Quote
If you believe some things that are wrong, then you will always have a problem. If you believe something that is false, it will make your life a worse. If you believe something that is right, it will make your life a better. People need to be open-minded and think about all the right things.
It is good to be open-minded because it gives you the ability to understand things about life. Sometimes people think there is no doubt about something when in reality there is doubt.
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