Doubt your doubts, believe your beliefs...

Have you heard this before? This is the advice often given to Christians who are seeing, perhaps for the first time, widening cracks appearing in the seemingly solid foundation of their faith. It's a neat little admonition that underlies the defensive mechanism inherent in all faiths.

In which other area of life would it be considered prudent to ignore evidence and cling to what the evidence disproves? Of course people do this all the time, but is it ever a good way to navigate life?

I would rather see clearly, even if the view is painful or uncomfortable.

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