On Being Indignant
a powerful thread on the utility of faith.
Most of the intellectual energy around faith and people of faith is focused on the institutions of faith. And it’s pretty negative. Rightly so as the institutions are riddled with bigotry, abuse and hypocrisy. So little else gets said.
Beyond that though, it’s hard to overstate the positive impact faith has
... See moreThe human dilemma is that the important things in life are unprovable. It is precisely because faith does not require proof that it has so much power.