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19 May 2009 01:44 pm
On Doubt
by Patrick Appel
Larison tackles one of the Dish's favorite topics:
Everyone is stricken with doubt at
times, but it has to be understood that doubt, like an illness, is something
from which one may suffer but which is something that needs to be remedied
rather than perpetuated or celebrated. Physical illness can have a humbling
effect, but a proper understanding of theological anthropology tells us that
illness, like death, is part of our fallen state. Doubt is a function of a mind
clouded by the passions–it is the result of confusion. It does not teach
us anything, but rather prevents us from learning.
E.D. Kain answers back:
Doubt, to my mind at least, is not at all the “function of human confusion” though it can certainly lead to confusion if we let it consume us. Then again, if we let our appetite for any emotion or passion or pursuit consume us it is possible we will be rendered helplessly confused - by love, by greed, by faith even. By certainty, even.
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