In the context of a critique of President Obama for his speech at Notre Dame, Daniel Larison engages in a theologic examination of the nature of doubt, invoking the doubt of the apostle Thomas. In response, E.D. Kain at LOG defends the function of doubt and argues it serves a valid spiritual purpose in its own right.
discourse on the nature of doubt
Saturday May 23, 2009
Categories: Read This, The Gates of Ijtihad
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A person who acknowledges their own ignorance can learn, while a person who never doubts is proud, blind and foolish.
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