a matter of doubt?

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From "Religion Within Reason" by Steven Cahn: "To have faith is to put aside any doubts, and doing so is sometimes beneficial, because doubt may be counter productive . . . To describe someone as a person of faith suggests that the individual is strong-willed, fearless, and unwavering." Question to all - what percentage of the frum world have no doubts? How many don't think about it at all?

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Joel rich

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R' Joel Rich asked:

From “Religion Within Reason” by Steven Cahn: “To have
faith is to put aside any doubts, and doing so is sometimes
beneficial, because doubt may be counter productive . . .

It depends on what he means by "putting aside" one's doubts.

If "putting aside" means that one does have doubts, but denies this
fact, and acts as if his faith was complete, this is unhealthy,
counter-productive, and in general, A Bad Thing. It is comparable to
one who feigns humility; the odds of an eventual implosion are too
high.

Rather, one must be honest about his doubts or questions, and work on
resolving them.

Akiva Miller